A randomized comparative crossover study to assess the affect on circuit life of varying pre-dilution volume associated with CVVH and CVVHDF

Document Type

Journal Article

Keywords

Renal replacement therapy, Continuous veno-venous hemofiltration, Continuous veno- venous hemodiafiltration, Circuit life, ; Randomized controlled study

Publisher

Wichtig Editore

Place of Publication

Milano, Italy

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Law

School

School of Business and Law - Deans Office

RAS ID

6273

Comments

Davies, H. T., Leslie, G., Pereira, S. M., & Webb, S. A. (2008). A randomized comparative crossover study to assess the affect on circuit life of varying pre-dilution volume associated with CVVH and CVVHDF. The International journal of artificial organs, 31(3), 221-227. Available here

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine if circuit life is influenced by a higher pre-dilution volume used in CVVH when compared with a lower pre-dilution volume approach in CVVHDF.

DESIGN: A comparative crossover study. Cases were randomized to receive either CVVH or CVVHDF followed by the alternative treatment.

SUBJECTS: All patients >or= 18 yrs of age who required CRRT while in ICU were eligible to participate, but excluded if coagulopathic, thrombocytopenic or unable to receive heparin. Based on an intention-to-treat, 45 patients were randomized to receive either CVVH or CVVHDF followed by the alternative treatment.

SETTING: A 24-bed, tertiary, medical and surgical adult intensive care unit (ICU).

INTERVENTION: Blood flow rate, vascular access device and insertion site, hemofilter, anticoagulation and machine hardware were standardized. An ultrafiltrate dose of 35 ml/ kg/h delivered pre-filter was used for CVVH. A fixed pre-dilution volume of 600 mls/h with a dialysate dose of 1 L was used for CVVHDF.

RESULTS: Thirty-one patients received CVVH or CVVHDF out of 45 participants followed by the alternative technique. There was a significant increase in circuit life in favor of CVVHDF (median=16 h 5 min, range=40 h 23 min) compared with CVVH (median=6 h 35 min, range=30 h 45 min). A Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare circuit life between the two different CRRT modes (Z=-3.478, p0.09 (coefficient of the determination=0.117) or a linear relationship which could be associated with circuit life (p=0.228).

CONCLUSION: Pre-diluted CVVHDF appeared to have a longer circuit life when compared to high volume pre-diluted CVVH. The choice of CRRT mode may be an important independent determinant of circuit life.

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