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. 2013 Dec 13;29(3):469–475. doi: 10.1007/s00467-013-2690-6

Table 2.

Causes of stops in CRRT

Cause of CRRT circuit shutdown Number of circuits (%)
RCA-CRRT HA-CRRT
Diuresis 8 (18.60) 5 (12.19)
Alarm handling/technical issues 13 (30.23) 8 (19.51)
Medical procedures 6 (13.95) 5 (12.19)
Death 7 (16.28) 7 (17.07)
CC malfunction 4 (9.30) 2 (4.88)
Clotting 5 (11.63) 14 (34.15)
Total number of circuits 43 41

CC, Central catheter; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; RCA, regional citrate anticoagulation; HA, heparin anticoagulation