Renal Anemia Control in Lithuania: Influence of Local Conditions and Local Guidelines

Table 1

Changes of treatment and control of renal anemia in hemodialysed patients in Lithuania.

Year	The mean Hb concentration (g/L ± SD)	Percentage of HD patients with Hb > 100 g/L	Percentage of HD patients receiving epoetin	The mean dosage of epoetin (U/week ± SD)	Percentage of HD patients receiving i/v iron
1997	92±15.4	27.5	78	6071±2924	7.5
1998	99±15.3^∗	44.1*	89.5*	6537±3209^∗	27.6*
1999	101±16	52.9	92.4	7058±3732	35.1
2000	𝟏𝟎𝟒±𝟏𝟓^#	62.9	96.1	7092±3424	70.8^#
2001	105±14.7	64	94.6	𝟗𝟑𝟑𝟔±𝟑𝟓𝟕𝟏^∼	20.9~
2002	𝟏𝟎𝟏±𝟏𝟒.𝟎^∼∘	𝟓𝟏.𝟖^∼∘	𝟖𝟖.𝟖^∼∘	𝟕𝟏𝟒𝟓±𝟑𝟖𝟖𝟐^∘	Only single patient
2003	100±14.5	49.7	91.1	8166±5525	Only single patient
2004	101±13	53.6	89	8121±6243	Only single patient
2005	𝟏𝟎𝟓±𝟏𝟑.𝟖^∧	𝟔𝟓.𝟏^∧	𝟖𝟒^∧	𝟔𝟕𝟔𝟖±𝟒𝟑𝟕𝟐^∧	𝟖𝟔.𝟗^∧
2006	104±13	62.4	78.8	7230±4295	70.8
2007	105±12.8	66.6	81.4	6716±4417	85.1
2008	105±13.6	66.3	76.6	6014±4932	80.3
2009	105±14.6	64.4	75.9	6196±4414	78.2
2010	107±13.6	67.8	76.6	6623±4812	69.9

^∗𝑃<0.05 as compared to 1997, ^#𝑃<0.05 as compared to 1999, ^∼𝑃<0.05 as compared to 2000, ^∘𝑃<0.05 as compared to 2001, and ^∧𝑃<0.05 as compared to 2004.