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A new prescription model for regional citrate anticoagulation in therapeutic plasma exchanges

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A new prescription model for regional citrate anticoagulation in therapeutic plasma exchanges
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BMC Nephrology, March 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12882-017-0494-9
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Sébastien Kissling, Cécile Legallais, Menno Pruijm, Daniel Teta, Bruno Vogt, Michel Burnier, Eric Rondeau, Christophe Ridel

Abstract

Regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) is proposed for various extracorporeal purification techniques to overcome the risk of bleeding that might result from systemic anticoagulation. Yet, no individualized treatment protocol has been proposed for therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) so far. The objective of this study was to assess the determinants of blood citrate concentration needed and to develop an individualized RCA protocol useful for clinical practice. The study population included 14 patients who underwent a total of 47 TPE sessions. Citrate was infused pre-plasmafilter. Post-plasmafilter and systemic plasma ionized calcium concentrations were measured at standardized time intervals. An algorithm was proposed for the supplementation of calcium. During the discovery phase, citrate was infused at a fixed starting rate, and adapted accordingly to obtained post-plasmafilter ionized calcium levels. Using a mathematical approach, an algorithm was thereafter developed for individualized prescriptions of citrate. Pre-treatment values of hematocrit and plasma ionized calcium were the main determinants of the required rate of citrate infusion. These can be integrated into a final equation enabling to individualize the prescription. A prefilter ionized calcium concentration between 0.24 and 0.33 mmol/l prevented coagulation of the extracorporeal circuit. Significant hypocalcemia occurred in 8.5% of treatments. There were no significant acid-base disturbances. We propose a new protocol, which enables for the first time to individualize the prescription of regional citrate anticoagulation during TPE, in an efficient manner. The immediately obtained regional anticoagulation protects against both the risk of coagulation of the membrane and the exposure to an excess of citrate.

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Other 4 19%
Researcher 3 14%
Student > Master 3 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 10%
Student > Bachelor 1 5%
Other 2 10%
Unknown 6 29%
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Medicine and Dentistry 11 52%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 5%
Arts and Humanities 1 5%
Neuroscience 1 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 5%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 6 29%
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