Anemia of inflammation (AI), also known as anemia of chronic disease (ACD), is regarded
as the most frequent anemia in hospitalized and chronically ill patients. It is prevalent in …

Despite numerous guidelines on the management of anaemia in surgical patients, there is
no pragmatic guidance for the diagnosis and management of anaemia and iron deficiency in …

Anemia commonly aggravates the severity of respiratory diseases, whereas thus far, few
studies have elucidated the impact of anemia on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) …

Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic
kidney disease (CKD), and the population of CKD patients with concurrent HF continues to …

Lactoferrin (Lf), a cationic glycoprotein able to chelate two ferric irons per molecule, is
synthesized by exocrine glands and neutrophils. Since the first anti-microbial function …

Abstract Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a multimodal, multidisciplinary approach
adopted to limit the use and the need for allogeneic blood transfusion in all at-risk patients …

The prevention and treatment of iron deficiency is a major public health goal. Challenges in
the treatment of iron deficiency include finding and addressing the underlying cause and the …

Iron deficiency (ID) is usually treated with oral iron salts, but up to 50% of patients complain
of gastrointestinal side effects, leading to reduced compliance with treatment. Intravenous …

Objective: To consider the key implications of iron deficiency for biochemical and
physiological functions beyond erythropoiesis. Methods: PubMed was searched for relevant …

Global burden disease studies point out that one of the top cause-specific anemias is iron
deficiency (ID). Recent advances in knowledge of iron homeostasis have shown that fragile …