Comparative outcomes of predominant facility-level use of ferumoxytol versus other intravenous iron formulations in incident hemodialysis patients

Conclusions
In incident HD patients, ferumoxytol showed similar short- to mid-term safety profiles with regard to cardiovascular, infectious and mortality outcomes compared with the more commonly used intravenous iron formulations IS and FG.

Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - November 23, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Airy, M., Mandayam, S., Mitani, A. A., Chang, T. I., Ding, V. Y., Brookhart, M. A., Goldstein, B. A., Winkelmayer, W. C. Tags: Intra- and extracorporeal treatments of kidney failure Source Type: research