Approaches for optimising intravenous iron dosing in pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 747-753

  Grzeskowiak, Luke E ^a,b   Qassim, Alaa ^c   Jeffries, Bill ^a   Grivell, Rosalie M ^a,b,d  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

anaemia; drug; ferric compounds administration and dosage; haematological drug therapy; iron deficiency drug therapy; pregnancy; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON POLYMALTOSE; FERRIC ION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BLOOD; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021764365     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.13467     Document Type: Article

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