Why the study?
Iron deficiency is a potentially preventable cause of anemia that impacts surgical outcomes, prompting evaluation of routine intravenous iron in surgical patients with iron deficiency anemia.
Does preoperative intravenous iron supplementation reduce RBC transfusion rates and hospital length of stay in surgical patients with iron deficiency anemia?
Population
1728 surgical patients screened for anemia and iron deficiency
Comparison
Intravenous iron supplementation vs no iron supplementation across anemia and iron deficiency status
Design
Prospective single-center observational study
Authors
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May reduce transfusions and stays in surgical IDA; leaves open confirmation in RCTs before practice change.
Does preoperative intravenous iron supplementation reduce RBC transfusion rates and hospital length of stay in surgical patients with iron deficiency anemia?
Preoperative intravenous iron supplementation in surgical patients with iron deficiency anemia reduces the need for postoperative red blood cell transfusions and shortens hospital length of stay.
Triphaus et al. (2019) studied this question.
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