Iron dextran treatment in peritoneal dialysis patients on erythropoietin.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate maintenance parenteral iron dextran in chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients receiving erythropoietin (rHuEPO).


METHODS
Parenteral iron dextran was investigated in PD patients with poor response to rHuEPO and/or side effects of oral iron.


METHODS
Tertiary-referral university hospital


METHODS
Seven ESRD patients (five males and two females) were studied. A test dose of 25 mg iron dextran was given before starting a maintenance dose. Iron dextran 100 mg was given intramuscular weekly or biweekly. Six patients received rHuEPO and one patient was on decadurabolin.


RESULTS
Hematocrits increased significantly (p < 0.01) from 29 +/- 2% to 38 +/- 2% and serum ferritin increased from 267 +/- 104 to 660 +/- 104 ng/dl after iron dextran. Serum albumin increased from 3.1 +/- 0.3 to 3.6 +/- 0.2 g/dl (p < 0.05). No patient developed an anaphylactic reaction or delayed reaction. Mean duration of parenteral iron dextran treatment was 7 +/- 1 months. Mean dose of erythropoietin was reduced significantly (p < 0.05) from 119 +/- 20 units/kg/week to 87 +/- 20 units/kg/week before and during fifth month of iron dextran therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
Weekly/biweekly maintenance intramuscular iron dextran injection was effective and safe iron supplemental therapy in PD patients with poor response or side effects to oral iron.
Dept. of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007505:Iron-Dextran Complex / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis
D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D004921:Erythropoietin; D007505:Iron-Dextran Complex