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Does the extracorporeal circulation worsen anemia in hemodialysis patients? Investigation with advanced microscopes of red blood cells drawn at the beginning and end of dialysis

BACKGROUND: In hemodialysis (HD) patients, anemia relates to three main factors: insufficient production of erythropoietin; impaired management of iron; and decreased lifespan of red blood cells (RBCs). The third factor can relate to structural deterioration of RBCs due to extrinsic (extracorporeal...

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Autores principales: Stamopoulos, Dimosthenis, Bakirtzi, Nerantzoula, Manios, Efthymios, Grapsa, Eirini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3798152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24143093
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S49845