rHuEPO Hyporesponsiveness and Related High Dosages Are Associated with Hyperviscosity in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Objective. Increased viscosity may increase the risk of thrombosis or thromboembolic events. Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) is the key stone treatment in anemic ESRD patients with the thrombotic limiting side effect. We evaluated the influence of clinical and laboratory findings on plasma...

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Main Authors: Mehtap Erkmen Uyar, Selami Kocak Toprak, Hatice Saglam, Emre Tutal, Meltem Bay, Osman Ilhan, Zeynep Bal, Siren Sezer
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Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/792698
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author Mehtap Erkmen Uyar
Selami Kocak Toprak
Hatice Saglam
Emre Tutal
Meltem Bay
Osman Ilhan
Zeynep Bal
Siren Sezer
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Selami Kocak Toprak
Hatice Saglam
Emre Tutal
Meltem Bay
Osman Ilhan
Zeynep Bal
Siren Sezer
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description Objective. Increased viscosity may increase the risk of thrombosis or thromboembolic events. Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) is the key stone treatment in anemic ESRD patients with the thrombotic limiting side effect. We evaluated the influence of clinical and laboratory findings on plasma viscosity in MHD patients in the present study. Method. After applying exclusion criteria 84 eligible MHD patients were included (30 female, age: years). Results. Patients with high viscosity had longer MHD history, calcium × phosphorus product, and higher rHuEPO requirement (356.4 versus 204.2 U/kg/week, : 0.006). rHuEPO hyporesponsiveness was also more common in hyperviscosity group. According to HD duration, no rHuEPO group had the longest and the low rHuEPO dosage group had the shortest duration. Despite similar Hb levels, 68% of patients in high rHuEPO dosage group; and 38.7% of patients in low rHuEPO dosage group had higher plasma viscosity (: 0.001). Patients with hyperviscosity had higher rHuEPO/Hb levels (: 0.021). Binary logistic regression analyses revealed that rHuEPO hyporesponsiveness was the major determinant of hyperviscosity. Conclusion. We suggest that the hyperviscous state of the hemodialysis patients may arise from the inflammatory situation of long term HD, the calcium-phosphorus mineral abnormalities, rHuEPO hyporesponsiveness, and related high dosage requirements.
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spelling doaj-art-ac26796bcd0d436f824a871fc20a77bf2025-08-20T02:20:23ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/792698792698rHuEPO Hyporesponsiveness and Related High Dosages Are Associated with Hyperviscosity in Maintenance Hemodialysis PatientsMehtap Erkmen Uyar0Selami Kocak Toprak1Hatice Saglam2Emre Tutal3Meltem Bay4Osman Ilhan5Zeynep Bal6Siren Sezer7Department of Nephrology, Baskent University Medical School, 06490 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Hematology, Baskent University Medical School, 06490 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baskent University Medical School, 06490 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Nephrology, Baskent University Medical School, 06490 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, 06490 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, 06490 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Nephrology, Baskent University Medical School, 06490 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Nephrology, Baskent University Medical School, 06490 Ankara, TurkeyObjective. Increased viscosity may increase the risk of thrombosis or thromboembolic events. Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) is the key stone treatment in anemic ESRD patients with the thrombotic limiting side effect. We evaluated the influence of clinical and laboratory findings on plasma viscosity in MHD patients in the present study. Method. After applying exclusion criteria 84 eligible MHD patients were included (30 female, age: years). Results. Patients with high viscosity had longer MHD history, calcium × phosphorus product, and higher rHuEPO requirement (356.4 versus 204.2 U/kg/week, : 0.006). rHuEPO hyporesponsiveness was also more common in hyperviscosity group. According to HD duration, no rHuEPO group had the longest and the low rHuEPO dosage group had the shortest duration. Despite similar Hb levels, 68% of patients in high rHuEPO dosage group; and 38.7% of patients in low rHuEPO dosage group had higher plasma viscosity (: 0.001). Patients with hyperviscosity had higher rHuEPO/Hb levels (: 0.021). Binary logistic regression analyses revealed that rHuEPO hyporesponsiveness was the major determinant of hyperviscosity. Conclusion. We suggest that the hyperviscous state of the hemodialysis patients may arise from the inflammatory situation of long term HD, the calcium-phosphorus mineral abnormalities, rHuEPO hyporesponsiveness, and related high dosage requirements.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/792698
spellingShingle Mehtap Erkmen Uyar
Selami Kocak Toprak
Hatice Saglam
Emre Tutal
Meltem Bay
Osman Ilhan
Zeynep Bal
Siren Sezer
rHuEPO Hyporesponsiveness and Related High Dosages Are Associated with Hyperviscosity in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
The Scientific World Journal
title rHuEPO Hyporesponsiveness and Related High Dosages Are Associated with Hyperviscosity in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
title_full rHuEPO Hyporesponsiveness and Related High Dosages Are Associated with Hyperviscosity in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
title_fullStr rHuEPO Hyporesponsiveness and Related High Dosages Are Associated with Hyperviscosity in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
title_full_unstemmed rHuEPO Hyporesponsiveness and Related High Dosages Are Associated with Hyperviscosity in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
title_short rHuEPO Hyporesponsiveness and Related High Dosages Are Associated with Hyperviscosity in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
title_sort rhuepo hyporesponsiveness and related high dosages are associated with hyperviscosity in maintenance hemodialysis patients
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/792698
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