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Iron deposition in autopsied liver specimens from older patients receiving intravenous iron infusion.

Hiroyasu AkatsuToshie ManabeYoshihiro KawadeHajime TanakaTakayoshi KanematsuKazuyuki ArakawaYoshiyuki MasakiChie HishidaTakeshi KanesakaNorihiro OgawaYoshio HashizumeKoichi TsuneyamaHirotaka OharaMitsuo MaruyamaTakayuki Yamamoto
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Chronic intravenous administration of iron was associated with iron deposition in the liver, even when given the minimum recommended dosage. In long-term TPN patients, the iron dose should therefore be carefully considered.
Keyphrases
  • iron deficiency
  • end stage renal disease
  • high dose
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis