Increases In Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent (Esa) Use After Hospitalization Of End Stage Renal Disease (Esrd) Patients

• Main Authors: T. Christopher Bond (Author), Steven Wang (Author), Jaime Rubin (Author), Alex Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hemodialysis (HD) patients are frequently hospitalized. Interruption of normal dialysis and 3x/weekly ESA treatments, along with the cause of hospitalization, normally leads to declines in Hb and increased ESA utilization post-hospitalization. In this retrospective analysis, we examined Hb levels an...