Estimation of anemia parameters in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis in Erbil Governorate

Abstract EN

Anemia is common in renal failure and iron deficiency plays a vital role as a cause.

The present study aims to evaluate iron related parameters in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis.

The study was carried out in Kidney Dialysis Center of Hawler Teaching Hospital in Erbil governorate.

This study comprised (76) patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis and 41 healthy subjects as a control group of same ages.

All hemodialysis patients were taking erythropoietin.

The blood samples were taken from the patients before and after the process of hemodialysis for anemic parameters estimation by using full automatic chemical analyzer (Cobas C311).

The results of this study showed that the anemic related parameters, serum iron, unsaturated iron binding capacity, total iron binding capacity and transferrin saturation percent, decreased in the pre hemodialysis chronic renal failure patients, while increased after hemodialysis by taking erythropoietin, whereas ferritin level increased in the pre hemodialysis chronic renal failure patients, and decreased by hemodialysis in the post hemodialysis