Characteristics of Japanese patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease initiating treatment for anemia: a retrospective real-world database study.

Yoshimasa KokadoManabu IshiiKiichiro Ueta Hiroyuki Yamamoto Hiraku KumamaruMasaaki IsshikiSven DemiyaHiroaki Miyata

Published in: Current medical research and opinion (2022)

This real-world database study revealed that hemoglobin levels at the initiation of ESA therapy in new users of ESA were lower than those recommended by treatment guidelines in Japan.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
emergency department
bone marrow
peritoneal dialysis