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Association between intravenous iron therapy and short-term mortality risk in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery: an observational study

BACKGROUND: Anemia is common among ortho-geriatric hip fracture patients and is associated with prolonged recovery and increased postoperative mortality rate. Intravenous iron seems to increase hemoglobin recovery and reduce the mortality rate in patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries. This study...

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Autores principales: Clemmensen, Silas Zacharias, Kragholm, Kristian H., Melgaard, Dorte, Hansen, Lene T., Riis, Johannes, Cavallius, Christian, Mørch, Marianne M., Krogager, Maria Lukács
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8130414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34006287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02462-x