Preoperative intravenous iron to treat anaemia before major abdominal surgery (PREVENTT): a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

Richards, Toby; Rao Baikady, Ravishankar; Clevenger, Ben; Butcher, Anna; Abeysiri, Sandy; Chau, Marisa; C. Macdougall, Iain; J. Murphy, Gavin; Swinson, Rebecca; Collier, Timothy; Van Dyck, Laura; Browne, John; W. Bradbury, Andrew; Dodd, Matthew; D. Evans, Richard; Brealey, David; D. Anker, Stefan; A. Klein, A.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31539-7

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Preoperative intravenous iron to treat anaemia before major abdominal surgery (PREVENTT): a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

Published in The Lancet • Sep 5, 2020

Authors:

Toby Richards

Ravishankar Rao Baikady

Ben Clevenger

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Preoperative anaemia affects a high proportion of patients undergoing major elective surgery and is associated with poor outcomes. We aimed to test the hypothesis that intravenous iron given to anaemic patients before major open elective abdominal surgery would correct anaemia, reduce th...

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Medicine

Placebo

Blood transfusion

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