Variability in hemoglobin levels in hemodialysis patients in the current era: a retrospective cohort study.

CONCLUSIONS: In 2012 vs. 2004, hemoglobin levels decreased, the range of levels narrowed, and variability decreased modestly; transfusions increased. The highest risk of mortality and MACE appeared to occur in patients with persistently low, rather than highly variable, hemoglobin levels. PMID: 28899480 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical Nephrology - September 7, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Gilbertson DT, Hu Y, Peng Y, Maroni BJ, Wetmore JB Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research