Research Article
The Impact of CKD Anaemia on Patients: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes—A Systematic Literature Review
Table 1
PICOS eligibility criteria for the identification of studies.
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CKD: chronic kidney disease; ESRD: end-stage renal disease; Hb: haemoglobin; HR: hazard ratio; IRR: incident rate ratio; MACE: major adverse cardiovascular events; MDS: myelodysplastic syndrome; MI: myocardial infarction; NA: not applicable; OR: odds ratio. Patients with comorbidities were included, with the exception of CKD patients with cancer or MDS. †Anaemia was defined as low Hb in the blood or low red blood cell production. Other types of anaemia such as chemotherapy-induced anaemia and sickle cell anaemia were excluded. |