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    Title: Iron supplementation associates with low mortality in pre-dialyzed advanced chronic kidney disease patients receiving erythropoiesis-stimulating agents: A nationwide database analysis
    Authors: Kuo, KL;Hung, SC;Liu, JS;Chang, YK;Hsu, CC;Tarng, DC
    Contributors: Division of Health Services and Preventive Medicine;Division of Geriatric Research
    Abstract: BACKGROUND: A risk/benefit analysis of iron supplementation in pre-dialysis advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients has not been conducted. We aim to assess the effectiveness and the safety of iron supplementation in patients with CKD Stage 5 who have not yet received dialysis (CKD 5 ND). METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted based on the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. From 1 January 2000 to 30 June 2009, we enrolled 31 971 adult patients who had a serum creatinine >6 mg/dL and a haematocrit <28% and who were treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). All patients were further divided into two groups with or without iron supplementation within 90 days after starting ESA therapy. Patient follow-up took place until dialysis, death before initiation of dialysis or 31 December 2009. The primary outcomes were death before initiating dialysis, hospitalization before death or long-term dialysis. RESULTS: After propensity score matching, the patients who received iron supplementation were associated with a lower risk of all-cause death [hazard ratio (HR), 0.85; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.80-0.90] compared with non-users. The survival benefit of iron use was consistent across the majority of dosage groups, except for those who were treated with monthly IV iron >200 mg. Moreover, compared with the non-users, the iron users were associated with a lower risk of hospitalizations (HR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.94-0.99) but with a higher risk of faster progression to end-stage renal disease (HR, 1.05; 95% CI, 1.01-1.08). CONCLUSIONS: Iron supplementation is associated with 15% risk reduction in death among CKD 5 ND patients who received ESA treatment. Randomized studies are needed to validate this association.
    Date: 2015-09
    Relation: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 2015 Sep;30(9):1518-1525.
    Link to: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfv085
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    Cited Times(WOS): https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000361303800018
    Cited Times(Scopus): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84940647535
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