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Effects of pulse high-volume haemofiltration on metabolic variables |
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| Variables |
Pre-PHVHF |
End-PHVHF |
12 hours after PHVHF |
P |
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| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) |
102.5 (80.5–150.5) |
86.0 (68.5–109.0)* |
94.0 (69.0–138.0)* |
<0.0001 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) |
2.5 (1.4–3.5) |
1.8 (1.2–2.9)* |
1.9 (1.2–2.8)* |
<0.0001 |
| pH |
7.38 (7.34–7.45) |
7.40 (7.35–7.46) |
7.39 (7.33–7.45) |
NS |
| HCO3- (mmol/l) |
23.9 (21.3–25.9) |
24.0 (22.4–25.4) |
24.0 (22.1–25.7) |
NS |
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Reported values are median (25th to 75th percentiles); P values determined using Friedman's two-way analysis of varience with post-hoc Wilcoxon signed rank test. *P < 0.0001 versus baseline. PHVHF, pulse high volume haemofiltration. | ||||
Ratanarat et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R294 doi:10.1186/cc3529 |
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