TY - JOUR
T1 - Anemia management of adult hemodialysis patients in the U.S.
T2 - Results from the 1997 ESRD Core Indicators Project
AU - Frankenfield, Diane L.
AU - Johnson, Curtis A.
AU - Wish, Jay B.
AU - Rocco, Michael V.
AU - Madore, Francois
AU - Owen, William F.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Background. The Health Care Financing Administration's End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Core Indicators Project collects clinical information on prevalent adult patients receiving in-center hemodialysis (HD) care in the United States to assess the quality of care delivered. Although hematocrit values, transferrin saturations, and iron prescription practices have improved over the last five years, we sought to determine whether continued opportunities for improvement of this domain of care exist. Methods. A random sample of 7292 adult in-center HD patients was selected. Dialysis facility staff provided clinical information for the period of October through December 1996 for 6858 (94%) patients; complete laboratory information was available from 4991 (73%) returned forms. Hematocrit values, transferrin saturations, serum ferritin concentrations, epoetin alfa dosing, and iron prescriptions were abstracted from patient medical records to assess anemia management practices. Results. The mean hematocrit for this cohort was 32.6 ± 3.5%. Seventy-two percent of patients had hematocrit values >30%. Forty- two percent had hematocrit values of 33 to 36%, and 10% were severely anemic (hematocrit <28%). Ninety-four percent of the patients received epoetin alfa intravenously (i.v.) and 6% subcutaneously. The mean weekly dose was 202.4 ± 137.2 units/kg. The mean transferrin saturation was 27.4 ± 12.6%; 73% of patients had a mean transferrin saturation ≥20%. The mean serum ferritin concentration was 386 ± 422 ng/mL; 79 and 12% of patients had a serum ferritin concentration of >100 and >800 ng/mL, respectively. Nine percent of the sample (N = 434) had a transferrin saturation <20% and serum ferritin concentration <100 ng/mL. Regardless of the patient's transferrin saturation, approximately three fourths of the patients received either oral or i.v. iron, and only approximately one half of the patients received i.v. iron. Of the subset of patients with transferrin saturation <20% and serum ferritin concentration <800 ng/mL, only 53 % were prescribed intravenous iron. Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that serum albumin, urea reduction ratio, age, and transferrin saturation were significantly positively associated with hematocrit. Epoetin alfa dose and serum ferritin concentration were significantly and negatively associated with the hematocrit (P < 0.001). Conclusion. Although substantial improvements have been made in anemia management for adult in-center HD patients over the past five years, significant opportunities persist to improve iron prescription practices.
AB - Background. The Health Care Financing Administration's End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Core Indicators Project collects clinical information on prevalent adult patients receiving in-center hemodialysis (HD) care in the United States to assess the quality of care delivered. Although hematocrit values, transferrin saturations, and iron prescription practices have improved over the last five years, we sought to determine whether continued opportunities for improvement of this domain of care exist. Methods. A random sample of 7292 adult in-center HD patients was selected. Dialysis facility staff provided clinical information for the period of October through December 1996 for 6858 (94%) patients; complete laboratory information was available from 4991 (73%) returned forms. Hematocrit values, transferrin saturations, serum ferritin concentrations, epoetin alfa dosing, and iron prescriptions were abstracted from patient medical records to assess anemia management practices. Results. The mean hematocrit for this cohort was 32.6 ± 3.5%. Seventy-two percent of patients had hematocrit values >30%. Forty- two percent had hematocrit values of 33 to 36%, and 10% were severely anemic (hematocrit <28%). Ninety-four percent of the patients received epoetin alfa intravenously (i.v.) and 6% subcutaneously. The mean weekly dose was 202.4 ± 137.2 units/kg. The mean transferrin saturation was 27.4 ± 12.6%; 73% of patients had a mean transferrin saturation ≥20%. The mean serum ferritin concentration was 386 ± 422 ng/mL; 79 and 12% of patients had a serum ferritin concentration of >100 and >800 ng/mL, respectively. Nine percent of the sample (N = 434) had a transferrin saturation <20% and serum ferritin concentration <100 ng/mL. Regardless of the patient's transferrin saturation, approximately three fourths of the patients received either oral or i.v. iron, and only approximately one half of the patients received i.v. iron. Of the subset of patients with transferrin saturation <20% and serum ferritin concentration <800 ng/mL, only 53 % were prescribed intravenous iron. Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that serum albumin, urea reduction ratio, age, and transferrin saturation were significantly positively associated with hematocrit. Epoetin alfa dose and serum ferritin concentration were significantly and negatively associated with the hematocrit (P < 0.001). Conclusion. Although substantial improvements have been made in anemia management for adult in-center HD patients over the past five years, significant opportunities persist to improve iron prescription practices.
KW - Dialysis
KW - End-stage renal disease
KW - Erythropoietin
KW - Hematocrit
KW - Iron
KW - Serum ferritin
KW - Transferrin
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00878.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00878.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 10652035
AN - SCOPUS:0033933041
SN - 0085-2538
VL - 57
SP - 578
EP - 589
JO - Kidney international
JF - Kidney international
IS - 2
ER -