What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the relationship between haemoglobin concentrations and morbidity and mortality among haemodialysis patients in Europe following the release of anaemia management guidelines.

December 11, 2003Nephrology Dialysis TransplantationOpen Access

Anaemia in haemodialysis patients of five European countries: association with morbidity and mortality in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

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FLFrancesco LocatelliUniversity of Pisa RPR.L. PisoniArbor Research Collaborative for Health CCChristian CombeUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1

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Multinational cohort study shows lower haemoglobin levels increase morbidity and mortality in haemodialysis patients, highlighting the need to meet clinical practice targets.

Key Points

To evaluate the relationship between haemoglobin concentrations and morbidity and mortality among haemodialysis patients in Europe following the release of anaemia management guidelines.
Analyzed haemodialysis patients across five European countries participating in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).
Evaluated associations between haemoglobin concentrations and risk of morbidity and mortality using multivariable adjustment.
Lower haemoglobin concentrations were independently associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality after adjustment.
A temporal trend toward increased haemoglobin levels was observed following publication of the European Best Practice Guidelines, though guideline targets remain incompletely achieved.

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Locatelli et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d90dbad16a9fca2364f4b3 https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfg458

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Multinational cohort study shows lower haemoglobin levels increase morbidity and mortality in haemodialysis patients, highlighting the need to meet clinical practice targets.

Anaemia in haemodialysis patients of five European countries: association with morbidity and mortality in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

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Anaemia in haemodialysis patients of five European countries: association with morbidity and mortality in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

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