Hemodialysis-induced changes in hematocrit, hemoglobin and total protein: Implications for relative blood volume monitoring.

Leszek Pstras Malgorzata DebowskaAlicja Wojcik-ZaluskaWojciech ZałuskaJacek Waniewski

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Tracking HGB or TBP can be treated as equivalent for the purpose of estimating RBV changes during HD. Due to the reduction of MCV, the HCT-based estimate of RBV changes may underestimate the actual blood volume changes.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
binding protein
cell proliferation