Citrate anticoagulation feasible during single-needle hemodialysis

"Single-needle hemodialysis can be the only option in some patients and requires full heparinization," according to scientists in Slovenia, who conducted a "retrospective clinical study" to "evaluate the safety and efficacy of regional citrate anticoagulation for single-needle hemodialysis."

"Citrate anticoagulation was performed during 41 single-needle hemodialysis procedures in 24 patients at risk of bleeding, using 4% trisodium citrate, 1 M CaCl₂ and calcium-free dialysate," explained J. Buturovic-Ponikvar and coauthors at the University of Ljubljana. "Safety...

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