Quality indicators in prolonged hemodialysis with regional citrate anticoagulation with the genius system: retrospective cohort of critical patients with acute kidney injury

BMC Nephrol. 2023 Nov 30;24(1):353. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03342-8.

Abstract

Background: Prolonged hemodialysis (HD) is performed from 6 to 12 h and can last up to 24 h. To prevent system clotting some studies suggest that Regional Citrate Anticoagulation (RCA) use reduces bleeding rates relative to systemic heparin. However, there may be difficulties in the patient's clinical management and completing the prescribed HD with Genius system using RCA.

Objective: To analyze safety Quality Indicators (IQs) and follow up on prolonged HD with 4% sodium citrate solution in a Genius® hybrid system.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort conducted in an intensive care unit.

Results: 53 random sessions of prolonged HD with 4% sodium citrate solution of critically ill patients with AKI assessed. Evaluated safety indicators were dysnatremia and metabolic alkalosis, observed in 15% and 9.4% of the sessions, respectively. Indicators of effectiveness were system clotting which occurred in 17.3%, and the minimum completion of the prescribed HD time, which was 75.5%.

Conclusion: The assessment of the indicators showed that the use of RCA with a 4% sodium citrate solution in prolonged HD with the Genius system in critically ill patients with AKI can be performed in a simple, safe, and effective way.

Keywords: Hybrid renal replacement therapy; Regional citrate anticoagulation; SLED technique; Slow extended dialysis mode; Sustained low-efficiency dialysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury* / therapy
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Citrates / therapeutic use
  • Citric Acid* / therapeutic use
  • Critical Illness / therapy
  • Heparin / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sodium Citrate

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Citrates
  • Citric Acid
  • Heparin
  • Sodium Citrate