title: Management of anaemia in haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients (chapter 8).
abstract: Forty-one percent of UK patients commence RRT with an Hb < 10.0 g/dl. The mean Hb at commencement of RRT is 10.3 g/dl. Eighty-five percent of patients on dialysis in the UK have an Hb > or = 10.0 g/dl by 6 months after commencement of RRT. The median Hb on haemodialysis in the UK is 11.8 g/dl with an IQR of 10.7-12.8 g/dl. Eighty-six percent of haemodialysis patients in the UK have a Hb > or = 10.0 g/dl. The median Hb on peritoneal dialysis in the UK is 12.0 g/dl with an IQR of 11.0-12.9 g/dl. Ninety percent of peritoneal dialysis patients in the UK have an Hb > or = 10.0 g/dl. In the UK, 49% of patients on PD and 48% of patients on haemodialysis have an Hb between 10.5-12.5 g/dl. The median ferritin in UK haemodialysis patients is 413 microg/l (IQR 262-623), 95% of UK haemodialysis patients have a ferritin > or =100 microg/l. The median ferritin in UK PD patients is 256 microg/l (IQR 147-421), 86% of UK peritoneal dialysis patients have a ferritin > or = 100 microg/l. A higher proportion of HD patients than PD patients receive ESA therapy (88% vs 76%). The ESA dose is higher for HD than PD patients (9204 vs 6080 IU/week).
authors.affiliation: York NHS Hospitals Trust, York UK. donald.richardson@york.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hodsman
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Schalkwyk
authors.forename: Charlie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tomson
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Warwick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D004921:Erythropoietin; D005293:Ferritins