Effect of preoperative oral iron supplementation on postoperative outcomes in children with acyanotic congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery: a pragmatic randomised clinical trial

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Authors

Abishek Murugaiyan · Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Ajay Kumar Jha · Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Satyen Parida · Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Chitra Rajeswari Thangaswamy · Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Hemachandren Munuswamy · Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Abstract

Preoperative oral iron supplementation significantly reduces the need for allogeneic blood transfusion in children undergoing cardiac surgery for acyanotic heart disease.

Topics & Keywords

Blood transfusion and management Iron Metabolism and Disorders Congenital Heart Disease Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cardiology in the Young

DOI: 10.1017/s1047951126111858

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