Clinical Study

Is Anticoagulation Discontinuation Achievable with Citrate Dialysate during HDF Sessions?

Table 1

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.

Numbers of patients
 28
Age (years)
 71.3 (±15.4)
Men/women
 20 (71.4%)/8 (28.6%)
Time on dialysis (years)
 3.2 (±3.2)
Causal nephropathy
 12 vascular and/or diabetic nephropathy
 5 interstitial or obstructive nephropathy
 4 glomerular disease
 3 undetermined
 2 anticalcineurin nephropathy
 2 polycystic kidney disease
Nadroparine per session (UI/kg)
 52.4 UI/kg (±18.6)
Erythropoietin per session (UI/kg)
 137 UI/kg (±144)
Vitamin K antagonists (VKA)/antiplatelet
 6 no treatment
 11 aspirin alone
 2 clopidogrel alone
 3 aspirin and clopidogrel
 4 VKA
 2 VKA and antiplatelet
CRP (mg/L)
 6.9 (±6.5)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
 11.6 (±1.0)