Open AccessIncreased injection pain with darbepoetin- compared to epoetin- in paediatric dialysis patients
Author(s) -
Claus Peter Schmitt,
Barbara Nau,
Christof Brummer,
Joachim Rosenkranz,
F. Schaefer
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl479
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , anesthesia , peritoneal dialysis , saline , dialysis , subcutaneous injection , surgery
Darbepoetin-alpha is applicable at longer injection intervals. Our early experience in children on peritoneal dialysis suggested increased injection pain compared to epoetin-beta, possibly due to technical differences or patient anxiety.
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