Intravenous Iron Before Heart Surgery Cuts Transfusion Needs

Iron transfusion before heart surgery ‘cuts complications and aids recovery’

Giving IV iron to patients with anaemia before heart surgery cuts the need for blood transfusions and time in hospital, say researchers.

Intravenous iron before heart surgery cuts transfusion needs

Giving intravenous iron to patients with anemia before heart surgery reduces the need for a red blood transfusion and results in an extra day at home in the first 90 days after surgery, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.

Iron transfusion before heart surgery reduces complications and boosts recovery, clinical trial finds

Giving intravenous iron to patients with anemia before heart surgery reduces the need for a red blood cell transfusion, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. Intravenous iron also saved approximately 44 units of blood products for every 100 patients treated.

Iron transfusion prior to cardiac surgery reduces the need for blood in anaemic patients

Giving intravenous iron to patients with anaemia before heart surgery reduces the need for a red blood transfusion and results in an extra day at home in the first 90 days after surgery, results of a clinical trial published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) have shown. This was the headline finding of the ITACS—intravenous iron to treat anaemia before cardiac surgery—trial, conducted by Paul Myles (Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia) and …