Effects of erythropoietin and Blood transfusion in chronic kidney disease patients stage 4th and 5th Samphran Hospital Nakhon Pathom Province.

Abstract

This research was retrospective research aimed to studied and compare Effects of erythropoietin and Blood transfusion in chronic​ kidney​ disease patients stage 4^th and 5^th  Samphran Hospital Nakhon Pathom Province. Sample size were 65 chronic​ kidney​ disease patients stage 4^th and 5^th who received service at Samphran Hospital Nakhon Pathom Province between October 2019 and September 2020. Data were collected by medical record. Data were analyzed by Frequency  Distribution , Percentage , Mean  , Standard Deviation and Inferential Statistics  namely  Dependent t-test  and  Independent t-test

          The study found that comparison of eGFR and Hct values before and after treatment by erythropoietin in chronic​ kidney​ disease patients stage 4^th and 5^th of Samphran Hospital Nakhon Pathom Province, Hct values were differentwith statistical significance at the .05 level (p-value = .003). With a higher average than before erythropoietin. The eGFR value did not find any difference. And before and after blood transfusion eGFR and Hct values were not different. It was also found that after treatment by erythropoietin and blood transfusion Hct values differed statistically at a .05 level (p-value = .004) Hct values after treatment by erythropoietin more than after blood transfusion.