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Figure 8

From: The importance of iron in long-term survival of maintenance hemodialysis patients treated with epoetin-alfa and intravenous iron: analysis of 9.5 years of prospectively collected data

Figure 8

Estimated proportion of patients surviving by combinations of levels of IV iron and of EPO administration. Low (L), medium (M) and high (H) levels of iron and EPO administered are indicated in the boxes by the appropriate symbol, and those who received no iron by the symbol ∅. The worst survival estimates were in patients who received no iron (Fe ∅). Survival estimates were slightly, but little better in those in the high iron group (Fe H). the best survival estimates were in the low iron group (Fe L), and they were slightly worse in the medium iron group (Fe M). For each of the four levels of IV iron administered, survival was best in the low EPO Group (EPO L), and worst in the high EPO group (EPO H), but the differences were very small.

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BMC Nephrology

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