A pragmatic randomized clinical trial reports improved postoperative outcomes in children undergoing cardiac surgery, suggesting benefits of preoperative iron supplementation.
Preoperative oral iron supplementation significantly reduces the need for allogeneic blood transfusion in children undergoing cardiac surgery for acyanotic heart disease.
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