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ReviewThe Western journal of medicine1992

Erythropoietin therapy in patients with chronic renal failure.

A J Pinevich, J Petersen

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Review in The Western journal of medicine, 1992. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 59% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

A J PinevichDivision of Nephrology, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
J Petersen
Mercy Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Symptomatic anemia is a common complication of chronic renal failure. Treatment is now possible with the availability of recombinant human erythropoietin (epoetin alfa). Previous experimental studies have suggested that correcting the anemia of chronic renal failure may be harmful in that renal failure may be accelerated. Although experience with this drug has been primarily restricted to its use in patients with end-stage renal disease, several recent trials have been reported in patients with varying degrees of chronic renal failure. We review these studies with particular reference to the progression of renal failure and the drug's reported side effects. We conclude that the use of epoetin is beneficial and well tolerated and that there is no compelling evidence for the acceleration of renal failure associated with its use in patients.

Indexed as

AnemiaAnimalsErythropoietinHematocritHumansInjections, IntravenousInjections, SubcutaneousKidney Failure, ChronicRatsRecombinant ProteinsErythropoietinRecombinant Proteins

Identifiers

PMID1441466
PMCPMC1011236
OpenAlexW1818281786

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