Transfusion burden in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients with persistent anemia treated in routine clinical practice: A retrospective observational study
Kathleen M. Fox Jerry Yee Ze Cong John M. Brooks Jeffrey Petersen Lois Lamerato Shravanthi R. Gandra
01-25-2012
Background: Transfusion patterns are not well characterized in non-dialysis (ND) chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. This study describes the proportion of patients transfused, units of blood trans..
Background: Transfusion patterns are not well characterized in non-dialysis (ND) chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. This study describes the proportion of patients transfused, units of blood transfused and trigger-hemoglobin (Hb) levels for transfusions in severe anemic, ND-CKD patients in routine practice. Methods. A retrospective cohort study of electronic medical record data from the Henry Ford Health identified 374 adult, ND-CKD patients with severe anemia (Hb
