Improved haemoglobin concentrations with IV darbepoetin alfa--case studies of haemodialysis patients.
This paper presents two case histories of patients receiving intravenous (IV) darbepoetin alfa for the treatment of anaemia in chronic renal failure. The paper sets these cases against the general clinical picture of patients receiving intravenous darbepoetin alfa in our renal unit.
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KfH Rosenheim am Klinikum Rosenheim, 1. Medizinische Klinik, Germany. and.thiele@web.de
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D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D000068256:Darbepoetin alfa; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D006454:Hemoglobins; D004921:Erythropoietin; D000068256:Darbepoetin alfa