Intravenous Iron to Treat Postoperative Anemia in Older Cardiac Surgery Patients

Summary

Postoperative anemia is common in cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Iron deficiency delays the recovery from postoperative anemia and may negatively affect the postoperative trajectory of cardiac surgery patients. The objective of the study is to determine the effect of treatment of postoperative iron deficiency anemia with intravenous iron on disability 90 days after surgery. This will be evaluated in a randomized placebo-controlled double blind two-center trial in which 310 elective cardiac surgery patients will be included.

Timeline

Start

2021-09-23

Primary completion

2026-11

Completion

2026-12

Publications

• Smoor RM, Rettig TCD, Vernooij LM, Groenewegen EM, van Dongen HPA, Noordzij PG. The effect of postoperative intravenous iron in anaemic, older cardiac surgery patients on disability-free survival (AGE ANEMIA study): study protocol for a multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Trials. 2023 Oct 26;24(1):693. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07725-y.

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