Prevalence of anemia in predialysis chronic kidney disease: Is the study center a significant factor?

Selma AlagozMevlut Tamer DincerNecmi ErenAlev BakirMeltem PekpakSinan TrabulusNurhan Seyahi

Published in: PloS one (2020)

We found a high prevalence of anemia among chronic kidney disease patients who were not on renal replacement therapy. Each center should determine the treatment strategy according to the patient's characteristics. According to our results, the center-specific management of anemia seems to be important.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
iron deficiency
acute kidney injury
case report
risk factors
combination therapy
peritoneal dialysis