Muhammad Luqman Butt, Tahir Shufi, Moinuddin, Aziz ur Rehman, Aziz Ur Rehman.
Anemia In Chronic Renal Failure.
J Ayub Med Coll Abottabad Jan ;11(1):24-6.

Anemia in chronic renal failure (CRF) is almost universal abnormality. Sixty diagnosed cases of CRF were included in this study which included patients of peritoneal and hemodialysis. Anemia of variable degree was present in almost till the patients and its incidence was same in both groups. The mean predialysis hemoglobin (Hb) was 7.4 g/dl. After dialysis slight increase in Hb occurred the increase was more in, patients on hemodialysis. The post-dialysis mean Hb level was 8.3 g/dl. Similar chances occurred in RBC count and Packed Cell Volume (PCV). The pre-dialysis sample in 18.13% showed reticulocytosis and the mean Retic Count was 1.5%. No changes in mean Retic count occur after dialysis. The presence of burr cells and fragmented RBC was the commonest red cells morphological abnormality observed in our patents. Dialysis in any form has no wholesome effect on morphological abnormalities. Anemia of CRF persists and despite treatment with both types of dialysis majority of patients remain significantly anemic.

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