Anemia management for hemodialysis patients: Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) guidelines and Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) findings Francesco Locatelli, MD, Ronald L. Pisoni, PhD, MS, Tadao Akizawa, MD, PhD, José M. Cruz, MD, Peter B. DeOreo, MD, Norbert H. Lameire, MD, Philip J. Held, PhD American Journal of Kidney Diseases Volume 44, Pages 27-33 (November 2004) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.08.008 Copyright © 2004 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Mean hemoglobin concentrations among prevalent hemodialysis patients (on dialysis >180 days) and incident dialysis patients (within 7 days of first hemodialytic treatment) in DOPPS II. To convert hemoglobin in g/dL to g/L, multiply by 10. (Data from Pisoni et al.20) American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2004 44, 27-33DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.08.008) Copyright © 2004 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Percentage of patients with hemoglobin <11 g/dL (<110 g/L) among prevalent hemodialysis patients (on dialysis >180 days) and incident dialysis patients (within 7 days of first hemodialytic treatment) in DOPPS II. (Data from Pisoni et al.20) American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2004 44, 27-33DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.08.008) Copyright © 2004 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Time trend in rHuEpo use and mean hemoglobin concentration by time since starting hemodialysis. To convert hemoglobin in g/dL to g/L, multiply by 10. Reprinted from Locatelli et al,19 with the permission of the Oxford University Press, © 2003 European Renal Association—European Dialysis and Transplant Association. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2004 44, 27-33DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.08.008) Copyright © 2004 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Relationship between patient hemoglobin concentration and adjusted relative risks of death and hospitalization in DOPPS I. To convert hemoglobin in g/dL to g/L, multiply by 10. Reprinted from Pisoni et al,20 © 2004, with permission from the National Kidney Foundation. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2004 44, 27-33DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.08.008) Copyright © 2004 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions