IRON OVERLOAD IN HEMODIALYSIS-PATIENTS INCREASES THE RISK OF BACTEREMIA - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY
IRON OVERLOAD IN HEMODIALYSIS-PATIENTS INCREASES THE RISK OF BACTEREMIA - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY
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DOI:
10.1093/ndt/5.2.130
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发表时间:
1990-02-01
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
VANLANDUYT, HW
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作者:
BOELAERT, JR;DANEELS, RF;VANLANDUYT, HW
The incidence of bacteraemia in relation to the degree of transfusional iron overload was studied prospectivey in patients from one haemodialysis unit over a 2-year period, with a total follow-up of 181.3 patient-years in 158 patients. Every 3 months, the patients were classified according to the serum ferritin in one of three groups: < 500, 500-1000 or > 1000 .mu.g/l. Twenty-nine episodes of bacteraemia were recorded over 181.3 patient-years (yearly incidence of 0.160). The yearly incidence of bacteraemia was 0.1173 and 0.1101 for ferritin < 500 and 500-1000 .mu.g/l (no significant difference), with a cumulative incidence for both groups of 0.1164. In the ferritin > 1000 .mu.g/l group, the incidence was 0.3404 (P .ltoreq. 0.005 versus the ferritin .ltoreq. 1000 .mu.g/l group). After stratification for patient''s age at inclusion in the study) and duration of haemodialysis therapy, the higher incidence of bacteraemia in the ferritin > 1000 versus .gtoreq. 1000 .mu.g/l groups persisted (P .ltoreq. 0.005). This prospective study confirms previous retrospective studies in showing that acquired transfusional iron overload in haemodialysis is associated with a greater risk of bacteraemia.