Percentage of all adult (>=18 years old) hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis, and home hemodialysis patients with ESRD >=3 months and who had Hb values reported for at least 2 of the 3 study months, who have a mean Hb <10.0 g/dL for a 3 month study period, irrespective of ESA use.
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General Information
Numerator
Adult hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis, and home hemodialysis patients, with ESRD>=3 months, who have a mean Hb <10.0 g/dL for a 3 month study period, irrespective of ESA use. The hemoglobin value reported for the end of each study month (end-of-month Hb) is used for the calculation.
Denominator
All adult (>=18 years old) hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis, and home hemodialysis patients with ESRD >=3 months and who had Hb values reported for at least 2 of the 3 study months.
Exclusions
Patients on dialysis <3 months at the start of study period, acute HD, transient dialysis patients, and kidney transplant patients are excluded from the calculation of this CPM.
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