Table 3

Calculated-delivered urea clearance correlation

Parameter
KCALC - KDEL (ml min-1)
r

Total
-1.7 ± 5.9
0.97
     CVVHpost
-2 ± 4.3
0.96
     CVVHpre
1.4 ± 6
0.96
     CVVHD
-4.5 ± 7.7
0.97
     CVVHDF
-1.8 ± 5.3
0.98
Subgroups


     KCALC < 60 ml min-1
0.05 ± 3.3
0.95
     KCALC > 60 ml min-1
-5.2 ± 8.2a
0.89
     KCALC at T0
-1.04 ± 6.3
0.97
     KCALC at T18
-2.8 ± 5.2
0.96
     KCALC < 60 ml min-1 at T0
0.4 ± 3.6
0.95
     KCALC > 60 ml min-1 at T0
-4.8 ± 9.7a
0.87
     KCALC < 60 ml min-1 at T18
-0.6 ± 2.9
0.94
     KCALC > 60 ml min-1 at T18
-5.5 ± 6.5a
0.89

Delivered spKt/V
1.25 ± 0.6

Delivered/prescribed
0.89


aP < 0.05 (referred to total KCALC - KDEL difference).

Where errors are given, results are means ± SD. CVVH, continuous veno-venous hemofiltration; CVVHD, continuous veno-venous hemodialysis; CVVHDF, continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration; KCALC, calculator-estimated urea clearance; KDEL, delivered clearance evaluated from urea concentrations on simultaneous blood and effluent samples; T0, therapy start; T18, 18 to 24 hours of uninterrupted therapy.

Ricci et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R266   doi:10.1186/cc3517