Guidelines for Anemia Management

Guideline Organization

Sub-topic

CARI-Australia

Haematological Targets Guidelines

Haematological Targets

• Haemoglobin (2008)
• Iron (2005)

CSN-Canada
2008

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease

• Evaluation of anemia
• Assessment and management of iron deficiency
• Evidence-based use of erythropoietic-stimulating agents
• Supplemental therapies and issues

EBPG-Europe

Revised Guideline for Management of Anaemia in CKD
2004

Management of Anemia in CKD

• Anaemia Evaluation   
• Targets for anaemia treatment
• Treatment of renal anaemia 
• Failure to respond to treatment
• Appendix A: Haematology methodology  
• Appendix B: Assessment of iron stores and functional iron deficiency  
• Appendix C: Tables, conversions and abbreviations  
• Appendix D: Methodology of the revised European Best Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anaemia in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure]

KDOQI-US
Update of Hemoglobin Target 2007

2007 Update on Hemoglobin Target

Anemia Update
2006

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Practice Recommendations for Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults:

• Identifying Patients and Initiating Evaluation
• Evaluation of Anemia in CKD
• Hb Range
• Using ESAs
• Using Iron Agents
• Using Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Adjuvants to ESA Treatment in HD-CKD
• Transfusion Therapy
• Evaluating and Correcting Persistent Failure To Reach or Maintain Intended Hb

Clinical Practice Recommendations for Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease in Children:

• Identifying Patients and Initiating Evaluation
• Evaluation of Anemia in CKD
• Hb Range
• Using ESAs
• Using Iron Agents
• Using Pharmacological and NonPharmacological Adjuvants to ESA Treatment in HD-CKD
• Transfusion Therapy
• Evaluating and Correcting Persistent Failure To Reach or Maintain Intended Hb Level

Clinical Practice Recommendations for Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease in Transplant Recipients

UK-Renal Association

Module 2 – Complication of CKD
2007

Section 3: Anaemia

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) – United Kingdom (2006)

Anaemia management in chronic kidney disease: Full guideline