Evaluation of three different methods to prevent dialyzer clotting without causing systemic anticoagulation effect

Abstract

The comparison of three different anticoagulation methods without systemic effect on the thrombogenicity during hemodialysis. Among regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA), saline flushing and AN69ST membrane, RCA has the lowest thrombogenic tendency.

Keywords

• anticoagulation
• biocompatibility
• dialysis
• thrombogenicity