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Comparison of methodologies to define hemodialysis patients hyporesponsive to epoetin and impact on counts and characteristics

BACKGROUND: Some hemodialysis patients require large doses of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to manage anemia. These patients, termed “ESA hyporesponsive,” have been characterized using various definitions. We applied three definitions of hyporesponsiveness to a large, national cohort of h...

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Autores principales: Gilbertson, David T, Peng, Yi, Arneson, Thomas J, Dunning, Stephan, Collins, Allan J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3586346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23425362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-14-44