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Pharmacokinetics of dalteparin during haemodialysis
Jeannet Nigten1, Karina A de Groot, Diana C Grootendorst
1Atal-Medial-Medical Diagnostic Centres, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
Background/Aims:
Usually, the appropriate dosage of low-molecular-weight heparin during haemodialysis is empirically based on the clinical effect. We studied the pharmacokinetics of dalteparin during standard haemodialysis in different groups of patients to assess the added value of measuring the anti-Xa activity for dose monitoring and adjustments.
Methods:
The pharmacokinetics of intravenously administered dalteparin during haemodialysis was studied in 9 patients during 27 haemodialysis sessions. Six patients received a single bolus dose of dalteparin (group 1), and 3 patients received a higher initial bolus dose of dalteparin followed by a second bolus dose after 2 h (group 2). The clinical effect was evaluated by visual inspection for clot formation in the extracorporeal circuit.
Results:
The pharmacokinetic curve suggests a zero-order process of elimination. The mean decrease in anti-Xa activity (slope) was comparable in all patients. The mean anti-Xa activity at the end of haemodialysis (Clast) was 0.15 IU/ml in group 1 and 0.60 IU/ml in group 2.
Conclusion:
We conclude that measuring anti-Xa activity can be used to monitor the elimination of dalteparin during haemodialysis and is highly reproducible.
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