Anaemia and endoscopic gastroduodenitis in pre-dialysis patients

Nephrobgy (1996), 2,279-280

Brief Communication

Anaemia and endoscopic gastroduodenitis in preedialysis patients CHORH C TAN,’JIN Y K A N G , 2 KY~HO,’K ~ ~ MANJIT, JANE VAN DER STRAATEN AND EVANJC LEE ‘Divisions of Nephrobgy and 2Gastroenterobgy,Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore Summary: The extent of pre-dialysis anaemia in Asian patients and the contribution of gastrointestinal blood loss to anaemia are unknown. O f 76 new dialysis patients in our unit in 1994, 7.9%of patients had a haemoglobin (Hb)