Open AccessResidual renal function and blood count in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Author(s) -
Nenad Jovanović,
Mila Laušević,
Biljana Stojimirović
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0612503j
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , peritoneal dialysis , renal function , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , hemodialysis , gastroenterology , renal replacement therapy , dialysis , complete blood count , urology , surgery
Most of patients with chronic renal failure are affected by normochromic, normocytic anemia caused by different etiological factors. Anemia causes a series of symptoms in chronic renal failure, which can hardly be recognized from the uremic signs. Anemia adds to morbidity and mortality rates in patients affected by advanced chronic renal failure. Blood count partially improves during the first months after starting the chronic renal replacement therapy, in correlation with the quality of depuration program, with extension of erythrocyte lifetime and with hemoconcentration due to reduction of plasma volume. Recent trials found that higher residual renal function (RRF) significantly reduced co-morbidity, the rate and duration of hospitalization and risk of treatment failure.