Iloprost for Additional Anticoagulation in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy—A Pilot Study

Autor: Christian Lehmann, Jiirgen Birnbaum, René Saalmann, Mona S. Grund, Stanislao Morgera, Wolfgang J. Kox, Tania Schink, Ortrud Vargas Hein, Claudia Spies, Edda Klotz, Sabine Ziemer
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Renal Failure. 29:271-277
ISSN: 1525-6049
0886-022X
DOI: 10.1080/08860220601166222
Popis: The aim of this pilot study was to compare the effect of heparin anticoagulation with and without iloprost administration during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in critically ill patients.In a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot study at an intensive care unit at a university hospital, 20 patients requiring CRRT were investigated. Patients were allocated into two groups: group 1, the heparin group; and group 2, the heparin plus 1 ng/kg/min iloprost. In both groups, activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) was adjusted to 40-50 sec. Observation time was a maximum of 7 days.Median filter run time was significantly prolonged by iloprost administration to a median of 14 h (13-26 h) compared to 10 h (4-12 h) in the heparin group (p = 0.004). A decrease in platelet count was attenuated by iloprost administration (p = 0.012). There were no bleeding complications in either group. Hemofiltration efficiency did not differ significantly between the groups.Additional administration of iloprost prolonged the filter run time of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) in this setting and attenuated the fall in platelet count during CRRT.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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