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Do you temporarily hold ESAs for your patients with kidney disease who have an upcoming surgical procedure with the goal of reducing the risk for DVTs?

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Nephrology · Penn Medicine Cherry Hill

I do not routinely recommend this. I think the risk is very small given modern use of ESAs and thromboprophylaxis.

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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus

I don't. I believe the risk of inducing anemia is higher than the risk of DVTs.

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Nephrology · Los Angeles Vascular Access Center

I do not hold ESA's in my patients, as hospitals are very proactive in preventing DVT's from occurring in their hospitalized patients.

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