Pattern of Haematological Changes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Attending Nephrology Clinic in a Tertiary Hospital in North Central Nigeria
Author(s): Emmanuel Oladipo Sanni*, Hannah Oluwayemisi Olawumi, Idayat Adenike Durotoye, Abiola Samuel Babatunde, Olasunkanmi Akeem Shittu AO, Sikiru Abayomi Biliaminu, Khadijat Olaitan Omokanye KO, Mutiat Kehinde Ogunfemi, Olabisi Omolara Akinwumi OO, Dayo Oyedepo and Senol Dane
Abstract
Introduction: The impact of the disease of the kidney is enormous in developing countries like Nigeria. With the increasing use of erythropoietin stimulating agents in anaemic patients with CKD, there is a need to evaluate the changes in haematological parameters in these patients. This study assessed the haematological changes in patients with known chronic kidney disease.
Materials and methods: Our research was a cross-sectional study that assessed and compared the haematologic parameters of 113 patients who had established chronic kidney disease and 113 -healthy controls who were age–and sex-matched. The full blood count (FBC) was determined by SysmexKX21(Sysmex, Japan). The test of significance was set at a P- value of <0.05.
Results and Discussion: The mean age of patients with CKD was 55.00 + 15.37 years, whilst that of controls was 52.73±13.59 years. (p-value 0.240) The values of the mean of the Hb and RBC among the patients were 9.69+ 2.25g/dl and 3.62 ± 0.92 x 1012/L respectively and were found to be significantly lower than that seen among controls (13.62 ± 1.45 and 4.94 ± 0.62 respectively) with a P-value<0.001. Significantly higher values of the mean WBC and platelet count were found in the patients when compared with the control participants (p-value<0.001). A significant proportion of our patients had microcytic hypochromic anaemia (32%).
Conclusion: Careful evaluation of the cause of anaemia and urgent interventions are needed in the managements of these patients.