Intravenous iron administered to anaemic patients before surgery and hospital readmission in the PREVENTT study: one answer, a potentially important health benefit, and new questions

Br J Anaesth. 2021 Jan;126(1):9-11. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.09.010. Epub 2020 Oct 2.

Authors

Patrick Meybohm¹, David M Baron², Peter Kranke³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
³ Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.

PMID: 33012514
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.09.010

No abstract available

Keywords: abdominal surgery; anaemia; hospital readmission; iron deficiency; outcome; patient blood management; transfusion.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Administration, Intravenous
Anemia / diagnosis
Anemia / drug therapy*
Humans
Iron / administration & dosage*
Multicenter Studies as Topic / methods
Patient Readmission* / trends
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Preoperative Care / methods*
Preoperative Care / trends
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Iron