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. 2016 Apr 18;76:741–757. doi: 10.1007/s40265-016-0569-0

Table 1.

Blood losses in hemodialysis patients [30]

Related to the dialytic technique (membrane + blood lines) 165 mL of blood/year
Occult gut (micro) bleeding 2257 mL of blood/year
Regular blood sampling for biological follow-up 428 mL of blood/year
Care of double-lumen catheters 2680 mL of blood/year
In summary (vignette)
 Patient with a native fistula 2680 mL of blood/year
 Patient with a long-lasting double-lumen catheter 5320 mL of blood/year