title: Anemia in chronic kidney disease in a Hospital in the Northwest region to the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been identified in an increasing number of patients and among its consequences is the anemia.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To verify the occurrence of anemia in patients with CKD undergoing hemodialysis at a Hospital in the South Region, Brazil, as well as their kidney profile and iron profile.
  
  
  METHODS
  It was performed a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study. It was analyzed 45 patient records with results from the beginning of the hemodialysis treatment until nine months later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over 50.0% of the patients had hypertension and diabetes and 68.8% were male. The anemia was present in 97.8% of the patients and treated with erythropoietin and/or iron. In the evaluated period occurred increase in median hemoglobin levels (p < 0.001), hematocrit (p < 0.001), ferritin, creatinine (p < 0.001) and urea under (p = 0.039). The transferrin saturation was low in 35.6% of the patients after about one year under hemodialysis treatment. There was correlation between creatinine and urea, both rising.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After the INTRODUCTION of treatment for anemia occurred increased plasma levels of hemoglobin and clinical improvement, even though not having a complete normalization of these levels.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul.
authors.forename: Cristiane Schmalz
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.affiliation: Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul.
authors.forename: Matias Nunes
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Frizzo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology*; D001938:Brazil; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies