Hepcidin predicts response to IV iron therapy in patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a nested cohort study

Autor: Julie McMorrow, Craig French, Alisa Higgins, John K. Olynyk, Shannon Farmer, Joel P. A. Gummer, Bart De Keulenaer, Axel Hofmann, Wendy N. Erber, Robert D. Trengove, Janet Ferrier, Steve Webb, Toby Richards, David J Hawkins, Simon Towler, Stuart N. Baker, Edward Litton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Intensive Care, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
Journal of Intensive Care
ISSN: 2052-0492
Popis: Background Both anaemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion are common and associated with adverse outcomes in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The aim of this study was to determine whether serum hepcidin concentration, measured early after ICU admission in patients with anaemia, could identify a group in whom intravenous (IV) iron therapy decreased the subsequent RBC transfusion requirement. Methods We conducted a prospective observational study nested within a multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) of IV iron versus placebo. The study was conducted in the ICUs of four tertiary hospitals in Perth, Western Australia. Critically ill patients with haemoglobin (Hb) of
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