A nursing view of future haemodialysis anticoagulation treatments

The purpose of prescribing anticoagulation therapy in haemodialysis treatments ‐ extracorporeal treatments in general ‐ is to avoid coagulation of blood within the extracorporeal circuit. I.e. catheter/needle(s), bloodlines, artificial kidney/haemofilter. In this paper we differentiate between chronic treatments and acute treatments. The methods of anticoagulation are quite similar in both groups, except for specific preferences and adapted dose.