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14621738

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
Erythrocytosis after renal transplantation has been ascribed to inappropriate production of erythropoietin by the recipient's native kidneys. In a retrospective analysis we examined the effect of pre-transplant bilateral nephrectomy on post-transplant haemoglobin level (Hb) and haematocrit (Ht) in 370 renal transplant patients. Hb and Ht were significantly higher in the 341 patients with host kidneys in situ compared with the 29 patients who had undergone bilateral nephrectomy (Hb, 8.5 +/- 1.2 mmol/l vs 7.8 +/- 1.3 mmol/l, P = 0.005; Ht, 41 +/- 6% vs 38 +/- 7%, P = 0.02). Moreover, a very high Hb and/or Ht (defined as a value above the 80th percentile of the whole group) occurred more frequently in patients with host kidneys in situ (20.5% vs 3.5%, P = 0.02). It thus appears that host kidneys significantly contribute to the unexpectedly high haemoglobin levels occurring after renal transplantation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0934-0874
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S73-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Post-transplant haemoglobin levels and host kidney status.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Hospital Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101, NL-6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article