Background: Perioperative anemia has been associated with increased risk of red blood cell
transfusion and increased morbidity and mortality after surgery. The optimal approach to the …

Background Anaemia affects 46% of pregnancies in Africa; oral iron is recommended by
WHO but uptake and adherence are suboptimal. We tested a single dose of a modern …

The needs in critical illness are higher than those of healthy individuals and must be
covered to support immunity. Monitoring selected micronutrients is justified in patients …

Background For patients with heart failure, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and iron
deficiency, intravenous ferric carboxymaltose administration improves quality of life and …

Iron deficiency (ID) impairs hemoglobin (Hb) synthesis and immune function, both crucial for
sepsis patients. We assessed the impact of iron dextran on reticulocyte (Ret) Hb equivalent …

The purpose of this review is to raise awareness about the frequently underappreciated
association of blood donation with iron deficiency, and to describe methods for its prevention …

Chronic anemia is more prevalent in people living with HIV (PLWH) compared to the general
population. The mechanisms that drive chronic anemia in HIV are multifaceted and include …

Iron deficiency affects~ 2 billion people worldwide. 1 It is the commonest cause of anaemia
and becomes more important when we consider functional iron deficiency or iron …

Western guidelines recommend the use of intravenous iron supplementation for
hemodialysis patients. However, in Japanese patients with well-controlled inflammation, iron …

Iron deficiency is associated with a substantial burden of morbidity. However,
supplementation of iron has been linked to increased rates of serious infection in …