Anemia in hemodialysis patients, experience from a tertiary care hospital

Omer  Sabir; Muhammad Mohsin  Riaz; Ghulam Abbas  Qadri; Raheel  Parviz; Ayesha  Azhar; Muhammad  Usman; Muhammad  Asif; Nauman Tarif

doi:10.53778/pjkd33122

Anemia in hemodialysis patients, experience from a tertiary care hospital

Authors

Omer Sabir Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
Muhammad Mohsin Riaz Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
Ghulam Abbas Qadri Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
Raheel Parviz Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
Ayesha Azhar Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
Muhammad Usman Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
Muhammad Asif Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
Nauman Tarif Fatima Memorial College of Medicine & Dentistry

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd33122

Keywords:

anemia, hemodialysis, erythropoietin, ESA, iron deficiency anemia

Abstract

Anemia in hemodialysis population is common and requires constant vigilance by treating nephrologist and the dialysis room personnel. Anemia is associated with reduced quality of life, increased risk of CVD, hospitalization, and even mortality1.

Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional analysis of prevalent hemodialysis patients aged 18 – 80 years at Fatima Memorial Hospital. Anemia was defined as a hemoglobin concentration of less than 10 mg/dL.

RESULTS Total number of participants was 36. The mean age was 48.56 + 19.15 years. There were 27 (75%) males. 53.3% patients were found to be anemic.

CONCLUSIONS In this study, almost half of the patient population was anemic. This strongly suggests that

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Published

2021-02-08

How to Cite

Sabir, O. ., Riaz, M. M. ., Qadri, G. A. ., Parviz, R., Azhar, A., Usman, M., Asif, M. ., & Tarif, N. (2021). Anemia in hemodialysis patients, experience from a tertiary care hospital. Pakistan Journal of Kidney Diseases, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd33122