To the rescue: The role of intravenous iron in the management of severe anaemia in the peri-partum setting

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 150-152

  Froessler, Bernd ^a,c   Dekker, Gustaaf ^a,b   McAuliffe, Georgina ^a  

^a LYELL MCEWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Haemorrhage; Intravenous iron; Jehovah's Witness; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN; IRON;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BALLOON; IRON THERAPY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; PERINATAL PERIOD; BLOOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC;

ADULT; ANEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC;

EID: 84922322960     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2014.0220-14     Document Type: Article

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