Table 4.

Serum solute concentrations (mmol/l) during CRRT with the phosphate containing dialysis fluid for patients in group 3.

Day on CRRT	Before	1	2	3	4	5
Sodium*	134.0 ± 5	135.0 ± 3	135.2 ± 2	135.0 ± 2	135.7 ± 2	135.8 ± 3
Potassium†	4.06 ± 0.5	4.10 ± 0.4	4.14 ± 0.3	4.23 ± 0.3	4.39 ± 0.4	4.49 ± 0.5
Ionised calcium‡	1.11 ± 0.08	1.10 ± 0.05	1.15 ± 0.07	1.17 ± 0.06	1.16 ± 0.05	1.17 ± 0.06
Magnesium†	1.1 ± 0.4	1.0 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.2	0.7 ± 0.2	0.9 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.3

^*P≤0.001 within the group.

^†Differences within the group were not statistically significant.

^‡P=0.029 within the group.