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Regional citrate versus systemic heparin anticoagulation for continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill children.

Sare Guntulu SikAsuman DemirbugaAgageldi AnnayevAgop Citak
Published in: The International journal of artificial organs (2019)
Our study showed that citrate is superior in terms of safety and efficacy, with longer filter life span. Regional citrate should be considered as a better anticoagulation method than heparin for continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill children.
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