Anticoagulation Strategies in Venovenous Hemodialysis in Critically Ill Patients: A Five-Year Evaluation in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Table 4

Reasons for citrate anticoagulation among the study population.

Reasons for citrate anticoagulation, (%)
Bleeding, active or assumed	1806 (61.1)
Recurrent filter clotting under heparin	295 (10.0)
HIT-II proven	273 (9.2)
HIT-II supposed	88 (3.0)
Other	56 (1.9)
Not documented	438 (14.8)

HIT-II: heparin induced thrombocytopenia type 2.