1. Whole-blood lactate levels were measured at different rates of haemofiltration in 10 patients with acute renal failure undergoing conventional continuous haemofiltration using lactate-buffered replacement fluid.

2. The results enable both basal production rates and the metabolic clearance of lactate to be estimated in man.

Keywords:
acute renal failure, lactate-buffered haemofiltration, lactate metabolism, lactic acidosis
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