tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11288840.post1282368698752545327..comments2024-02-08T05:17:29.432-05:00Comments on Kidney Notes: New Target Hemoglobin for Anemia of Kidney DiseaseTesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17979185526814569632noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11288840.post-76555833868144260352006-12-03T15:55:00.000-05:002006-12-03T15:55:00.000-05:00It's important to compare the current guideline, w...It's important to compare the current guideline, which says that "the target hemoglobin is 11, definitely try keep the hemoglobin less than 13" with the previous guideline, which was "the target hemoglobin range is 11 - 12." Currently, a greater number of patients have a potentially more dangerous hgb of 13+ than they would by following the new guideline which targets a hgb of 11.<br /><br />This issue is not trivial. If the distribution of patients with high hemoblobins changes in a few years based on this new guideline, you could perform an analysis and estimate that "**,*** fewer patients died in these years because the average hemoglobin was lower. This was a direct result of the new guideline."Testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979185526814569632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11288840.post-3410980997750811202006-12-03T13:54:00.000-05:002006-12-03T13:54:00.000-05:00The K/DOQI guidelines you linked to actually say 1...The K/DOQI guidelines you linked to actually say 11-13! i.e. 11 OR GREATER, and LESS THAN 13.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com