Wieneke M Michels, Bernard G Jaar, Patti L Ephraim, Yang Liu, Dana C Miskulin, Navdeep Tangri, Deidra C Crews, Julia J Scialla, Tariq Shafi, Stephen M Sozio, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Courtney J Cook, Klemens B Meyer, L Ebony Boulware
Background: The effect of maintenance intravenous (IV) iron administration on subsequent achievement of anemia management goals and mortality among patients recently initiating hemodialysis is unclear. Methods: We performed an observational cohort study, in adult incident dialysis patients starting on hemodialysis. We defined IV administration strategies over a 12-week period following a patient's initiation of hemodialysis; all those receiving IV iron at regular intervals were considered maintenance, and all others were considered non-maintenance...
January 1, 2017: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation