Cardiopulmonary exercise testing before and after intravenous iron in preoperative patients: a prospective clinical study

ConclusionPreoperative administration of intravenous iron to iron-deficient/deplete anemic patients is associated with increases in [Hb], tHb-mass, peak oxygen consumption, and peak work rate. Further appropriately powered prospective studies are required to ascertain whether improvements in tHb-mass and performance in turn lead to reductions in perioperative morbidity.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT 033 46213.

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Source: Perioperative Medicine - July 3, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research