Intravenous iron sucrose versus oral iron in the treatment of pregnancy with iron deficiency anaemia: A systematic review

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 170-178

  Shi, Qingquan ^a   Leng, Wenying ^d   Wazir, Romel ^e   Li, Jinhong ^b   Yao, Qiang ^a   Mi, Chen ^a   Yang, Jing ^c   Xing, Aiyun ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Urology ^*  (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHENGDU FIRST PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^e SINDH INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Intravenous iron sucrose; Iron deficiency anaemia; Oral iron therapy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON SACCHARATE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE, SACCHARATED; IRON DERIVATIVE; SACCHARIC ACID;

ARTHRALGIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WEIGHT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; META ANALYSIS; METALLIC TASTE; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERRITINS; GLUCARIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC;

EID: 84946501021     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000376577     Document Type: Review

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