Evidence cornered: Preoperative intravenous iron to treat anaemia before major abdominal surgery (PREVENTT trial).

Louise AaronJames DayAkshay Shah

Published in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2021)

There were no significant differences in the rates of blood transfusion or death at 30 days after the index operation between anaemic patients who received intravenous iron preoperatively and those who did not.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
high dose
study protocol
clinical trial
patients undergoing
phase iii
phase ii
randomized controlled trial
low dose
placebo controlled