Table 3.

Calcium saving effect with calcium containing substitution solution

	Prismasol	Calcium-free substitution fluid	P
No. filter hours	5,846	22,825
Calcium gluconate infusion rate, mL/hr	38.48±16.31	47.59±21.71	<0.001
iCa from calcium gluconate, mmol/hr	1.93±0.82	2.39±1.09	<0.001
Prismasol infusion rate, mL/hr	619.15±175.11	0	NA
iCa from Prismasol, mmol/hr	0.77±0.20	0	NA
Total iCa delivered, mmol/hr	2.71 ±0.81	2.39±1.09	<0.001
% of calcium from Prismasol	31.66±15.51	0	NA
Peripheral iCa, mmol/L	1.06±0.07