Post renal transplant anemia: severity, causes and their association with graft and patient survival

Abstract Background Post transplantation anemia (PTA) is common among kidney transplant patients. PTA is associated with increased graft loss and in most studies with increased mortality. However, the effect of the severity of anemia on this associations was not thoroughly evaluated. Methods Patient...

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Main Authors: Amir Schechter, Anat Gafter-Gvili, Daniel Shepshelovich, Ruth Rahamimov, Uzi Gafter, Eytan Mor, Avry Chagnac, Benaya Rozen-Zvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
PTA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1244-y