title: Challenges in managing anemia in patients returning to dialysis after transplant failure.
abstract: Anemia is typically severe in patients returning to dialysis due to a failed renal transplant. A convergence of factors, including low starting hemoglobin levels, chronic allograft-related inflammation, ongoing immunosuppressive therapy, and inappropriate therapeutic interventions, results in ongoing challenges in anemia management. Regular nursing assessments and appropriate interventions are key to ensuring that a patient-specific management plan yields improved anemia-related outcomes in this high-risk sub-population.
authors.affiliation: Kidney Center, Inc., Simi Valley, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017211:Treatment Failure