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Iron supplementation to treat anaemia in adult critical care patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Anaemia affects 60-80 % of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Allogeneic red blood cell (RBC) transfusions remain the mainstay of treatment for anaemia but are associated with risks and are costly. Our objective was to assess the efficacy and safety of iron supplementation by any route, in anaemic patients in adult ICUs.Electronic databases (CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE) were searched through March 2016 for randomized controlled trials (RCT)s comparing iron by any route with placeb...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s13054-016-1486-z

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
RDM
Sub department:
RDM Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-1869-2231
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
RDM; RDM Clinical Laboratory Sciences
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Role:
Author
Publisher:
BioMed Central
Journal:
Critical Care More from this journal
Volume:
20
Issue:
1
Article number:
306
Publication date:
2016-09-29
Acceptance date:
2016-09-13
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EISSN:
1466-609X
ISSN:
1364-8535
Pmid:
27681259
Language:
English
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pubs:648210
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uuid:ba62c0d2-3a81-421f-9add-5f504b3dce69
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pubs:648210
Source identifiers:
648210
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2018-01-10

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