Acute high-dose intravenous epoetin did not increase blood pressure in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury
Introduction: Erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA) correction of renal anemia increases blood pressure in as many as 35% of patients. It is uncertain whether this phenomenon is due to ESA-induced vasoconstriction and/or increased red blood cell mass. The Early Intervention in Acute Renal Failur...
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| Language: | English |
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American Society of Nephrology.
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/37393/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37393/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37393/1/8._ASN_2011_EPO.pdf |