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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind therapeutic trial of vitamin E as an erythropoietic agent in a group of patients with chronic renal failure who were undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Sixteen patients received 400 IU of vitamin E (d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) by mouth twice daily and 19 patients received a placebo twice daily for 20 wk. The serum vitamin E concentration increased from 1.3 to 2.6 mg/dl in the treated group and decreased from 1.3 to 1.1 in the placebo group. For the treated group the initial hematocrit was 24.8 +/- 3.0 (mean +/- SD) and the final hematocrit was 25.8 +/- 3.8. For the placebo group the initial hematocrit was 24.9 +/- 3.0 and the final hematocrit was 23.5 +/- 2.7. The treated group received a total of 40 blood transfusions, and the placebo group received a total of 35 blood transfusions. Thus, vitamin E had no effect on the anemia or transfusion requirements of patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis for chronic renal failure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9165
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
223-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Lack of effect of vitamin E therapy on the anemia of patients receiving hemodialysis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial