The optimal regional anticoagulation (RA) of dialysis filters in patients at risk of bleeding remains elusive. Inducing hypocalcemia within the filter by using a calcium-free dialysate has emerged as an easy-to-use heparin-free RA, including in critically ill patients, but comparative studies are lacking.
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