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- Title
Incidence and associations of acute renal failure complicating high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
- Authors
Sati, H. I. A.; Ahya, R.; Watson, H. G.
- Abstract
In a formal study, we have identified increasing age, pretreatment renal impairment and diabetes mellitus as risk factors for the development of intravenous immunoglobulin-induced renal failure. Identification of these characteristics in potential recipients should alert clinicians to the associated increased risk of this serious complication.
- Subjects
DIABETES; INTRAVENOUS therapy; KIDNEY diseases
- Publication
British Journal of Haematology, 2001, Vol 113, Issue 2, p556
- ISSN
0007-1048
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02742.x