Anemia after kidney transplantation: Does its basis differ from anemia in chronic kidney disease?

Çiğdem Oruç Nur Canpolat Esra Pehlivan Özlem Balcı Ekmekçi Ayşe Ağbaş Salim Caliskan Fatma Lale Sever

Published in: Pediatric transplantation (2020)

In the present study comparing GFR-matched RTx and CKD patients, lower GFR level appears to be the factor most strongly associated with anemia, and endogenous EPO resistance is among the contributing factors to PTA.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
iron deficiency
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis