Predialysis anemia management and outcomes following dialysis initiation: A retrospective cohort analysis.

Whether and how anemia treatment with erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) before hemodialysis initiation may be associated with lower mortality after dialysis initiation is unknown. We compared all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in two groups of patients who experienced distinct anemia trea...

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Main Authors: James B Wetmore, Suying Li, Heng Yan, Hairong Xu, Yi Peng, Marvin V Sinsakul, Jiannong Liu, David T Gilbertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6157862?pdf=render