The impact of intravenous iron supplementation in elderly patients undergoing major surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Age and preoperative anaemia are risk factors for poor surgical outcome and blood transfusion. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of iron supplementation in iron-deficient (ID) elderly patients undergoing major surgery.

Method

In this single-centre observational study, patients ≥ 65 years undergoing major surgery were screened for anaemia and ID. Patients were assigned to the following groups: A^- (no anaemia); A^-,ID⁺,T⁺ (no anaemia, iron-deficient, intravenous iron supplementation); A⁺ (anaemia); and A⁺,ID⁺,T⁺ (anaemia, iron-deficient, intravenous iron supplementation).

Results

Of 4,381 patients screened at the anaemia walk-in clinic, 2,381 (54%) patients we

SUBMITTER: Blum LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8988356 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature