American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Chronic use of sodium ferric gluconate complex in hemodialysis patients: safety of higher-dose (> or =250 mg) administration.
Almost all hemodialysis (HD) patients require intravenous iron therapy to correct their anemia and maintain their iron stores. Sodium ferric gluconate complex (SFGC) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of iron deficiency anemia in HD patients at individual doses up to 125 mg over 10 minutes (12.5 mg/min) and has been shown to have a superior safety profile compared with iron-dextran. Higher individual doses of SFGC would permit more rapid repletion of iron stores and greater flexibility in maintenance iron therapy as well as simplify treatment of peritoneal dialysis patients and chronic kidney disease patients. ⋯ Administration of 250 mg SFGC over 1 hour is safe and well tolerated. Individual doses of 375 mg and 500 mg SFGC also were well tolerated, but further research and experience are needed to confirm the safety and tolerance of these doses.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Health-related quality of life and associated outcomes among hemodialysis patients of different ethnicities in the United States: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).
In the United States, an association between mortality risk and ethnicity has been observed among hemodialysis patients. This study was developed to assess whether health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scores also vary among patients of different ethnic backgrounds. Associations between HRQOL and adverse dialysis outcomes (ie, death and hospitalization) also were assessed for all patients and by ethnicity. ⋯ The data indicate important differences in HRQOL among patients of different ethnic groups in the United States. Furthermore, HRQOL scores predict death and hospitalization among these patients.
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Multicenter Study
B-type natriuretic peptide and renal function in the diagnosis of heart failure: an analysis from the Breathing Not Properly Multinational Study.
Both B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and renal function are prognostic indicators of survival in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). However, relationships between BNP, renal function, and heart failure as an emergency diagnosis are unknown. ⋯ Renal function correlates weakly with BNP and influences the optimal cut point for BNP, particularly in those with an eGFR less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2.