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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and laboratory data on admission in the groups of patients treated with different dialysis modalities, IHD versus CRRT (n = 81; means with 95%CI)

From: Intermittent versus continuous renal replacement therapy in acute methanol poisoning: comparison of clinical effectiveness in mass poisoning outbreaks

Group of patients

Age, years

S-MetOH, mmol/L (g/L)

S-EtOH, mmol/L (g/L)

S-Formate, mmol/L (g/L)

S-Lactate, mmol/L (g/L)

Arterial blood pH

pCO2, kPa

HCO3 , mmol/L (g/L)

BD, mmol/L

Creatinine, µmol/L (mg/L)

Glucose, mmol/L (g/L)

Time to presentation, hours

IHD (n = 41; 9F)

50.4 ± 4.2

40.9 ± 10.9

1.31 ± 0.35

9.8 ± 6.3

0.45 ± 0.29

13.3 ± 3.0

0.59 ± 0.14

4.4 ± 1.6

0.39 ± 0.14

7.17 ± 0.07

4.5 ± 1.8

11.3 ± 2.2

(0.67 ± 0.13)

−16.5 ± 3.2

93.3 ± 9.5

(10.5 ± 1.1)

8.5 ± 1.2

(1.53 ± 0.22)

41 ± 7

CRRT (n = 40; 8F)

51.5 ± 4.2

58.3 ± 16.5

1.87 ± 0.53

4.8 ± 5.2

0.22 ± 0.24

15.9 ± 3.0

0.68 ± 0.14

7.1 ± 1.7

0.63 ± 0.15

6.96 ± 0.08

4.1 ± 0.7

8.0 ± 2.0

(0.49 ± 0.12)

−21.7 ± 4.2

110.0 ± 13.0

(12.44 ± 0.34)

11.2 ± 1.8

(1.98 ± 0.32)

36 ± 6

Total (n = 81; 17F)

50.9 ± 2.9

49.6 ± 10.0

(1.59 ± 0.32)

7.2 ± 4.1

(0.33 ± 0.19)

14.5 ± 2.1

(0.63 ± 0.09)

5.9 ± 1.2

(0.53 ± 0.11)

7.06 ± 0.06

4.3 ± 0.9

9.6 ± 1.5

(0.59 ± 0.09)

−19.1 ± 2.6

101.7 ± 8.1

(11.43 ± 0.92)

9.8 ± 1.1

(1.77 ± 0.20)

39 ± 5

P IHD/CRRT

0.724

0.079

0.230

0.208

0.024

<0.001

0.609

0.024

0.048

0.042

0.012

0.274

  1. Italic text indicates statistically significant result at p < 0.05
  2. IHD intermittent hemodialysis, CRRT continuous renal replacement therapy, F females, S serum, BD base deficit, MetOH methanol, EtOH ethanol