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. 2016 Dec;31(12):2253-2255.
doi: 10.1007/s00467-016-3318-4. Epub 2016 Jan 27.

What is this chocolate milk in my circuit? A cause of acute clotting of a continuous renal replacement circuit: Answers

Aadil Kakajiwala  1 , Kathleen Chiotos  2 , Julie Brothers  3 , April Lederman  4 , Sandra Amaral  4
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What is this chocolate milk in my circuit? A cause of acute clotting of a continuous renal replacement circuit: Answers

Aadil Kakajiwala et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2016 Dec.
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Keywords: Child; Continuous renal replacement therapy; Early clotting; Hypertriglyceridemia; Martinez–Frias syndrome; Total parenteral nutrition.

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The patient’s triglyceride levels increased after starting (total parenteral nutrition) TPN. He had a rise in serum creatinine and was started on continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). The second CRRT circuit clotted 18 h after starting.
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