Preoperative intravenous iron and the risk of blood transfusion in colorectal cancer surgery: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Br J Surg. 2024 Jan 3;111(1):znad320. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad320.

¹ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Devon University HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK.
² Department of Colorectal Surgery, St Mark's the National Bowel Hospital and Academic Institute, London, UK.
³ Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and National Institute for Health Research, Leicester, Biomedical Research Unit in Cardiovascular Medicine, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁵ Department of Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Division of Surgery, University College London, London, UK.
⁷ Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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