Good Tolerance of Citrate Accumulation due to Plasma Exchange among Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Prospective, Observational Study

Table 4

Calcium and acid-base status during and after ALSS therapy.

Time	Before PE	Immediately after PE	1 hour after PE	Next
, mmol/L
, mmol/L
, yes/no
Anion gap, mmol/L
pH
, mmol/L
PCO2, mmHg
Lactate, mmol/L

ALSS, artificial liver support system; PE, plasma exchange; , total calcium; , ionized calcium; , total-to-ionized calcium ratio; , standard bicarbonate; PCO₂, partial pressure of carbon dioxide. interval time between the time after PE therapy and the next morning is 16.5 ± 1.9 hours. Compared with the data at the time before PE, , , the others, . Compared with the data at the next morning, , , the others, . Measurement data are represented as mean ± SD. Enumeration data are represented as frequencies.