Oral and intravenous iron supplementation is commonly used to treat iron deficiency
anaemia, and a plethora of guidelines exist to guide health professionals in the …

Iron overload was a common problem in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) treated
with dialysis before the availability of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO). Iron …

Iron status in patients receiving erythropoietin for dialysis-associated anemia. Adequate
body iron stores are crucial to assuring rapid and complete response to recombinant human …

Materials and Methods: Prospective randomized-controlled clinical trial was conducted from
November 2007 to December 2008 in a nephro-urological center. Consenting adult patients …

Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and it is associated with
high morbidity and mortality. The perspective of anemia treatment was altered after 1989 …

Foret highlights guidelines for diagnosing and treating anemia and iron deficiency in
hemodialysis patients. Once iron deficiency has been diagnosed and treated with iron …

Absolute and functional iron deficiency is the most common cause of epoetin (recombinant
human erythropoietin) hyporesponsiveness in renal failure patients. Diagnostic procedures …

Educational Supplement Page 1 Educational Supplement Evaluating Iron Status in
Hemodialysis Patients Holly M. Enders ffective management of anemia in hemodialysis patients …

The National Kidney Foundation Dialysis Quality Initiatives (NKF-DOQI) Anemia Work Group
developed clinical practice guidelines (1) that aimed to achieve a target hemoglobin level of …

In healthy individuals, the body remains in an iron-balanced state. Iron intake and loss on a
daily basis is minimal, and the majority of iron in the body is recycled. However, patients on …