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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-9
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this work was to determine the necessity for rhuEPO for 50 kidney transplant patients with stable graft function. We analyzed the red cell series, blood pressure, renal function, anthropometric data of the donor and recipient, proteinuria, and relationship with other factors, including immunosuppressants, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB). The patients were divided into three groups depending on renal function: group A (with plasma creatinine <150 micromol/L), group B (151-250 micromol/L), and group C (>250 micromol/L). All patients were studied for 1 year. Erythropoietin use did not affect renal function, proteinuria or number of antihypertensive drugs group. The degree of renal dysfunction determined the time necessary to reach an adequate hemoglobin level (>12 g/L) and and the mean dose of weekly rhuEPO needed. The use of ACE inhibitors or ARBs increased the rhuEPO requirements in each group.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0041-1345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1767-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of recombinant human erythropoietin in kidney transplant patients with stable graft function.
pubmed:affiliation
Kidney Transplantation Unit, Fundació Puigvert, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. fabianortiz@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial