Volume 66, Issue 6, Pages 2429-2436 (December 2004) Relationship among catheter insertions, vascular access infections, and anemia management in hemodialysis patients Tricia L. Roberts, Gregorio T. Obrador, Wendy L. St. Peter, Brian J.G. Pereira, Allan J. Collins Kidney International Volume 66, Issue 6, Pages 2429-2436 (December 2004) DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.66020.x Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Mean hemoglobin (A), mean rHuEPO dose/wk (B), and mean monthly vials of IV iron (C) by number of catheter insertions (temporary or permanent) and hospitalizations for vascular access (VA) infection during 2000. Includes prevalent rHuEPO-treated hemodialysis patients in 2000. Kidney International 2004 66, 2429-2436DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.66020.x) Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Mean hemoglobin (A), mean rHuEPO dose/wk (B), and mean number of months with IV iron during 6-month follow-up (C), by number of entry-period catheter insertions (temporary or permanent) and hospitalizations for vascular access (VA) infection. Includes 1997 to 1999 incident rHuEPO-treated hemodialysis patients. Kidney International 2004 66, 2429-2436DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.66020.x) Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions