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Prior to 1990, RBC transfusions were very frequently used in chronic hemodialysis patients. The advent of erythropoietin therapy led to a dramatic reduction in the incidence of transfusions: the Annual Report of the US Renal Data System in 2009 indicated a halving of blood transfusions from approximately 14 % to approximately 7 % over the first decade of ESA use.
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Macdougall, I.C. (2013). Blood Transfusions. In: Pocket Reference to Renal Anemia. Springer Healthcare, Tarporley. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-907673-48-1_7
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