Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients | Zendy

Fahad Saeed | Zendy; Nikhil Agrawal | Zendy; Eugene Greenberg | Zendy; Jean L. Holley | Zendy

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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Author(s) -

Fahad Saeed,

Nikhil Agrawal,

Eugene Greenberg,

Jean L. Holley

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551

H-Index - 29

eISSN - 2090-2158

pISSN - 2090-214X

DOI - 10.4061/2011/272535

Subject(s) - medicine , gastrointestinal bleeding , anemia , kidney disease , hemodialysis , disease , population , chronic renal failure , gastrointestinal disease , chronic renal disease , gastroenterology , intensive care medicine , environmental health

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is more common in patients with chronic kidney disease and is associated with higher mortality than in the general population. Blood losses in this patient population can be quite severe at times and it is important to differentiate anemia of chronic diseases from anemia due to GI bleeding. We review the literature on common causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGI) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. We suggest an approach to diagnosis and management of this problem.

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