Open AccessRole of Oral Iron in the Management of Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Ilan Lenga,
Charmaine Lok,
Rosa M. Marticorena,
Joyce Hunter,
Niki Dacouris,
Marc B. Goldstein
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00420107
Subject(s) - medicine , hemoglobin , erythropoietin , transferrin saturation , ferritin , hemodialysis , dialysis , gastroenterology , iron supplement , dose , cohort , iron deficiency , intravenous iron , anemia , surgery
The literature contends that oral iron supplementation is relatively ineffective in patients who are on long-term hemodialysis (HD), and intravenous iron is the superior form of supplementation.
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