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Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds: puncturing the epoetin bubble--lessons for the future

Author(s) -

David Goldsmith

Publication year - 2010

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/gfq577

Subject(s) - medicine , puncturing , intensive care medicine , crowds , erythropoiesis , kidney disease , face (sociological concept) , disease , psychotherapist , anemia , psychiatry , pathology , computer security , psychology , social science , statistics , mathematics , sociology , computer science

Recent trials, and meta-analyses, have cast further doubt on the clinically desirable and safe range for increasing haemoglobin in chronic kidney disease using erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. In this article, I review the current dilemmas we face, suggest key clinical and biological research priorities, and conclude that we need to be brave enough to admit our present shortcomings, and then perhaps adopt a more patient-focused, individualized approach to anaemia management.

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