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Gains in Survival After Dialysis Initiation Seen in the Elderly
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Survival among elderly patients initiating hemodialysis in Canada improved significantly from 1990 to 1999, despite an increasing burden of comorbidity, researchers report in the October 23 issue of CMAJ, the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Reuters Health Information
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Low Hemoglobin Level Linked to Mortality in Dialysis Patients
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Among patients on dialysis being treated with epoetin, hemoglobin level variability per se is not a primary driver of increased mortality, according to a study of Medicare recipients. Rather, the amount of time in which hemoglobin levels are below the target range of 11 to 12.5 g/dL is the most significant risk factor for death. Reuters Health Information
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