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Table 1 Dialysate composition

From: Regional citrate anticoagulation in hemodialysis: an observational study of safety, efficacy, and effect on calcium balance during routine care

 

Regional citrate anticoagulation

Heparin-anticoagulated citrate dialysate

Heparin-anticoagulated acetate dialysate

Acidification

Acetate 3 mmol/L

Citrate 1 mmol/L

Acetate 3 mmol/L

Na (mmol/L)

140

140

140

Mg (mmol/L)

0.5

0.5

0.5

Dextrose (mmol/L)

5

5

5

Ca (mmol/L)

0

1.5

1.25

K (mmol/L)

1 to 4

1 to 4

1 to 4

HCO3 (mmol/L)

28

35

35