Erythrocyte Indices in the Assessment of Iron Status in Dialysis-Dependent Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator versus Epoetin β Therapy

Abstract

Fluctuations in Ret-He and DF-HYPO XE have to be taken into account when these parameters are used for the assessment of iron-deficient states. We suggest that a fixed time point in the CERA schedule should be chosen for iron monitoring.