Should target hemoglobin levels in dialysis patients be lowered to 9-10 g/dl?

Semin Dial. 2014 May-Jun;27(3):282-4. doi: 10.1111/sdi.12211. Epub 2014 Mar 25.

Authors

Steven Fishbane¹, Naveed N Masani, Azzour D Hazzan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York.

PMID: 24666175
DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12211

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anemia* / blood
Anemia* / drug therapy
Anemia* / etiology
Erythropoietin / analogs & derivatives
Erythropoietin / therapeutic use*
Hemoglobins / metabolism*
Humans
Renal Dialysis / adverse effects*

Substances

Hemoglobins
Erythropoietin