Receipt of Intravenous Iron and Clinical Outcomes among Hemodialysis Patients Hospitalized for Infection.

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Abstract

Anemia guidelines for CKD recommend withholding intravenous iron in the setting of active infection, although no data specifically support this recommendation. This study aimed to examine the association between intravenous iron and clinical outcomes among hemodialysis patients hospitalized for infection.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin J Am Soc Nephrol

Title: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN

ISSN (Electronic): 1555-905X

ISSN (Print): 1555-9041

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 7 2015

Volume: 10

Issue: 10

Affiliations

[1 ] Divisions of Nephrology and Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California; and julie.ishida@ucsf.edu.

[2 ] Center for Healthcare Value, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, California;

[3 ] Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

[4 ] Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California.

[5 ] Center for Healthcare Value, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, California; Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Departments of Medicine and.

[6 ] Divisions of Nephrology and Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California; and Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Article

Publisher Item ID: CJN.01090115

DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01090115

PubMed ID: 26416943

SO-VID: 1e9af13e-269e-4c85-b0c7-e0cc0abe53ea

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Keywords: hemodialysis,infection,iron

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Keywords: hemodialysis, infection, iron

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