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Post-operative anaemia in femoral neck fracture patients: Does it need treatment? A single blinded prospective randomised controlled trial
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Injury . Oct2009, Vol. 40 Issue 10, p1073-1076. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Abstract: A prospective randomised controlled trial was performed to establish the effect of oral iron supplementation on haemoglobin level at 4 weeks post-operative in elderly patients with fractured neck of femur undergoing surgical treatment. We single blindly randomised 68 patients into two groups. Thirty-four patients in the treatment group were compared with 32 in the control group. The treatment group received 200mg of oral iron tablets 3 times a day for 4 weeks in the post-operative period compared to nothing for the control group. The groups were comparable in all other aspects. The iron treatment resulted in significantly increased haemoglobin value at 4 weeks; 0.76g% higher than the control group (95% CI of +0.01 to +1.51) which is statistically significant (P <0.05). There was no major complication. We recommend oral iron supplementation in elderly anaemic patients with hip fracture in the post-operative period. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00201383
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Injury
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 43874280
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2009.02.021