CRRT: Clotting or bleeding: which is worse? - Irriv
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CRRT: Clotting or bleeding: which is worse?
Prof. Rinaldo Bellomo
Austin Hospital
Melbourne
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The Achilles’ heel of CRRT
Needs to deliver treatment over the 24 cycle
Contact with membrane and tubing promotes clotting
Clotting generate filter loss, costs, red cell loss, much work and decreased therapy
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Prevention of clotting
Several interventions are available to decrease the risk of clotting
They include filter anticoagulation
Regional anticoagulation
Systemic anticoagulation
Many such interventions increase the risk of bleeding
How should clinicians practice?
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Understand circuit mechanics
The first step in preventing clotting (and bleeding form unnecessary anticoagulation) is to exclude mechanical causes of circuit clotting
Mechanical problems due to vascular access inadequacy are common and important causes of clotting
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Vascular access catheters
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What about anticoagulation?Heparin: the good
All docs and nurses are familiar with it
Easy to give
Cheap
Can be monitored
Can be adjusted
Logical choice if systemic anticoagulation is desired
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Heparin: the bad
Variable effectiveness in achieving adequate filter life
Can trigger bleeding
Contraindicated in several patient groups (recent major surgery, liver failure, severe thrombocytopenia, major trauma)
Can induce HITTS
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Regional citrate anticoagulation
Used in intermittent HD since the 1960s
Adapted to CRRT in the USA and first reported for CVVHDF in the early 1990s
Dependent on citrate-based chelation of calcium
Ionized calcium (Cai) falls and, as Cai is needed for coagulation, clotting is blocked
The chelated calcium (and magnesium) is removed by filtration and needs to be replaced
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Why is RCA not used in everyone?
Lack of uniformity in RCA “recipes” reported in
the literature causes confusion
Cost and logistics of obtaining custom-made solutions (low Na, no Ca)
Limited information on RCA for non diffusive CRRT (CVVH)
Relatively common development of metabolic alkalosis
Fear of citrate accumulation in selected patients
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Why is RCA not used in everyone?
Concern about the complexity and workload of monitoring calcium levels
Concern about possible errors when 3
solutions may be administered simultaneously
(Ca solution, citrate solution, custom-made low Na and no Ca replacement/dialysate fluids)
Concern about training of nurses and doctors to do this safely
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The data are clear!
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P=0.0037
For all circuits: HR for clotting 2.03 using frailty model
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Fewer complications
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More filter life
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Cheaper overall
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Filter life
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Conclusions I
Citrate anticoagulation during CRRT increases filter life and decreases risk of bleeding
However, it is more complex
Its implementation demands greater training and a more sophisticated understanding of CRRT & citrate physiology
You do not have to choose between bleeding and clotting with citrate: no bleeding and less clotting!
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Conclusion II - So…what to do?
Understand how both work
Appreciate risks and advantages
Educate workforce to use both safely
Citrate best in most patients
Heparin best if systemic anticoagulation needed anyway
Some people cannot receive either heparin or citrate (fulminant liver failure patients)
Never forget that more filters are lost because of inadequate vascular access than inadequate anticoagulation!