Open AccessMonitoring Anticoagulation with Unfractionated Heparin on Renal Replacement Therapy. Which Is the Best aPTT Sampling Site?
Author(s) -
Florin Ioan Anton,
Paul Adrian Rus,
Natalia Hagău
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2393-1817
pISSN - 2393-1809
DOI - 10.2478/jccm-2020-0024
Subject(s) - medicine , heparin , arterial line , renal replacement therapy , partial thromboplastin time , blood sampling , anesthesia , intensive care unit , bolus (digestion) , surgery , coagulation
Controlled anticoagulation is key to maintaining continuous blood filtration therapies. Objective: The study aimed to compare different blood sampling sites for activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) to evaluate anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin (UFH) in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and identify the most appropriate sampling site for safe patient anticoagulation and increased filter life span.