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Effects of intravenous iron monotherapy for patients with iron deficient anemia undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Authors :
Kyun-Ho Shin
Jong-Hoon Park
Ki-Mo Jang
Seok-Ha Hong
Seung-Beom Han
Source :
Arthroplasty, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
BMC, 2020.

Abstract

Abstract Background Unnecessary costs and complications can be reduced by increasing hemoglobin (Hb) levels and minimizing blood transfusions in patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study aimed to determine the effects of intravenous iron monotherapy before TKA on preoperative iron deficient anemia and postoperative transfusion rates. Methods This prospective cohort study included 45 patients scheduled for TKA in the experimental group (Group I) and 221 patients who underwent TKA in 2015 and 2018 in the control group (Group C). One thousand milligrams of ferric carboxymaltose was administrated 1 month before TKA in group I. Intergroup comparison of the rate and total volume of transfusion, perioperative changes in Hb and analysis of iron metabolism variables in group I were performed. Subgroup analysis of Group I was conducted according to the response to iron monotherapy. Results Although Hb levels increased after intravenous iron monotherapy in Group I, postoperative transfusion rates in Groups I and C were 17.8% and 18.6%, respectively, without significant intergroup differences in the rate and total units of transfusion. Ferritin level and transferrin saturation were corrected in both subgroups of Group I. Only 17 patients (37.78%) showed response to iron monotherapy, with an Hb increase of 1.0 g/dL or more. Subgroup analysis showed lower proportions of coexisting chronic diseases, including chronic kidney disease in responders. Conclusion IV iron monotherapy was shown to be insufficient in successfully treating preoperative iron-deficient anemia to reduce postoperative allogenic blood transfusion in patients who underwent TKA. As preoperative anemia should be managed due to the high rates of postoperative transfusion for this surgery, clinicians should consider the complex interplay among the causal factors of anemia, apart from ID, in patients with preoperative anemia who are scheduled for TKA.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25247948 and 86400495
Volume :
2
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Arthroplasty
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9c86400495ba4e44a1ad8de9a11cc382
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42836-020-00041-9