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Table 15 CVVH characteristics and cost impact simulations

From: French Intensive Care Society, International congress – Réanimation 2016

 

All (n = 74)

Mean (SD)

Citrate (n = 31)

Mean (SD)

No citrate (n = 43) Mean (SD)

p*

CVVH dose (ml/kg/h)

36.4 (8.3)

 

36.2 (9.2)

 

36.5 (7.6)

 

0.89

Hemofiltration rate (%)

14.8 (3.7)

 

16.5 (1.7)

 

13.5 (4.3)

 

<0.0001

Mean effective duration (h)

52.1 (60.7)

 

53.8 (60.8)

 

50.8 (61.3)

 

0.16

Total cost (€)

70,385.1

 

26,024.1

 

44,361.0

 

Simulated cost (€)

64,658.8

 

25,052.5

 

39,606.3

 

Mean cost/24 h (€)

590.9 (433.0)

p′ = 0.0005

535.2 (383.6)

p′ = 0.001

631.0 (465.6)

p′ = 0.001

0.33

Mean simulated cost/24 h (€)

564.5 (396.2)

 

525.3 (387.3)

 

561.8 (406.3)

 

0.69

  1. p* p value statistical differences between citrate and no citrate group, pp value statistical impact cost of different RF, SD standard deviation