scholarly journals Efficacy of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator for end-stage renal disease patients with renal anemia before and after peritoneal dialysis initiation

Author(s):  
Daisuke Fujimoto ◽  
Masataka Adachi ◽  
Yoshikazu Miyasato ◽  
Yusuke Hata ◽  
Hideki Inoue ◽  
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Abstract Background Serial management of renal anemia using continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA) throughout the peritoneal dialysis initiation period has rarely been reported. We investigated the efficacy and dosage of CERA treatment from pre- to post-peritoneal dialysis initiation for anemia management in patients with end-stage renal disease. Methods Twenty-six patients (13 men; mean age 60.9 years) who started peritoneal dialysis between April 2012 and April 2018 were investigated. Serial changes in hemoglobin levels, transferrin saturation and ferritin levels, CERA dosage, and the erythropoietin resistance index (ERI) over a 48 week period were retrospectively examined. Results Mean hemoglobin levels increased significantly from 10.5 g/dL at 24 weeks prior to the peritoneal dialysis initiation to 11.5 g/dL at 4 weeks post-initiation. The proportion of patients with hemoglobin levels ≥ 11 g/dL increased significantly after peritoneal dialysis initiation. The mean CERA dosage was 57.0 µg/month at 24 weeks prior to dialysis initiation, 86.5 µg/month at initiation, and 72.0 µg/month at 4 weeks post-initiation. Thus, the dosage tended to increase immediately before peritoneal dialysis initiation and then decreased thereafter. Hemoglobin levels were significantly lower, while the CERA dosage for maintaining hemoglobin levels and ERI tended to be higher at dialysis initiation in patients with diabetes than in those without diabetes. Conclusion Treatment with CERA prior to and during the peritoneal dialysis initiation achieved fairly good anemia management in patients with and without diabetes. The CERA dosage could be reduced in patients without diabetes after dialysis initiation.

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueqin Wu ◽  
Yong Zhong ◽  
Ting Meng ◽  
Joshua Daniel Ooi ◽  
Peter J. Eggenhuizen ◽  
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BackgroundA significant proportion of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated glomerulonephritis eventually progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) thus requiring long-term dialysis. There is no consensus about which dialysis modality is more recommended for those patients with associated vasculitis (AAV-ESRD). The primary objective of this study was to compare patient survival in patients with AAV-ESRD treated with hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD).MethodsThis double-center retrospective cohort study included dialysis-dependent patients who were treated with HD or PD. Clinical data were collected under standard format. The Birmingham vasculitis activity score (BVAS) was used to evaluate disease activity at diagnosis and organ damage was assessed using the vasculitis damage index (VDI) at dialysis initiation.ResultsIn total, 85 patients were included: 64 with hemodialysis and 21 with peritoneal dialysis. The patients with AAV-PD were much younger than the AAV-HD patients (48 vs. 62, P < 0.01) and more were female (76.2 vs. 51.6%, P = 0.05). The laboratory data were almost similar. The comorbidities, VDI score, and immuno-suppressive therapy at dialysis initiation were almost no statistical difference. Patient survival rates between HD and PD at 1 year were 65.3 vs. 90% (P = 0.062), 3 year were 59.6 vs. 90% (P < 0.001), and 5 years were 59.6 vs. 67.5% (P = 0.569). The overall survival was no significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.086) and the dialysis modality (HD or PD) was not shown to be an independent predictor for all-cause death (hazard ratio (HR) 0.73; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.31–1.7; P = 0.473). Cardio-cerebrovascular events were the main cause of death among AAV-HD patients while infection in patients with AAV-PD.ConclusionThese results provide real-world data that the use of either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis modality does not affect patient survival for patients with AAV-ESRD who need long-term dialysis.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 2035-2039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle N. Rheault ◽  
Jurat Rajpal ◽  
Blanche Chavers ◽  
Thomas E. Nevins

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 324-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching Soong Khoo ◽  
Tze Yuan Tee ◽  
Hui Jan Tan ◽  
Raymond Azman Ali

ABSTRACTWe report a patient with end-stage renal disease on peritoneal dialysis, who developed encephalopathy after receiving a few doses of cefepime. He recovered clinically and electroencephalographically after having discontinued the culprit agent and undergone hemodialysis. This case highlights the importance of promptly recognizing this reversible encephalopathy, which can lead to the avoidance of unnecessary workup, reduce the length of hospital stay, and thereby improve the patients’ outcome.


2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-193
Author(s):  
Ying Liu ◽  
Luping Wang ◽  
Xianfeng Han ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Xuefeng Sun ◽  
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Background: Hemodialysis is the main approach for renal replacement therapy in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in China. The timing of dialysis initiation is one of the key factors influencing patient survival and prognosis. Over the past decade, the relationship between the timing of dialysis initiation and mortality has remained unclear in patients with ESRD in China. Methods: Patients who commenced maintenance hemodialysis from 2009 to 2014 from 24 hemodialysis centers in Mainland China were enrolled in the study (n = 1,674). Patients were divided into 2 groups based on the year they started hemodialysis (patients who started hemodialysis from 2009 to 2011, and patients who started hemodialysis from 2012 to 2014). Analysis of the yearly change in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at the initiation of dialysis was performed for the 2 groups. Meanwhile, the patients were divided into 3 groups based on their eGFR at the initiation of dialysis (<4, 4–8, and >8 mL/min/1.73 m2). For these 3 groups, the relationship between the eGFR at the start of dialysis and mortality were analyzed. Results: The average eGFRs were 5.68 and 5.94 mL/min/1.73 m2 for 2009–2011 and 2012–2014, respectively. Compared with the 2009–2011 group, the proportion of patients with diabetes in 2012–2014 increased from 26.7 to 37.7%. The prognosis of patients with different eGFRs at the start of dialysis was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curves. After adjusting for confounding factors through a Cox regression model, no significant difference was demonstrated among the 3 groups (<4 mL/min/1.73 m2 was used as the reference, in comparison with 4–8 mL/min/1.73 m2 [p = 0.681] and >8 mL/min/1.73 m2 [p = 0.403]). Conclusion: In Mainland China, the eGFR at the start of dialysis did not change significantly over time from 2008 to 2014 and had no association with the mortality of patients with ESRD.


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