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Intravenous iron in postpartum anemia.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To compare effectiveness of intravenous iron-sucrose versus oral ferrous fumarate in postpartum anemia.
METHODS:
In this study, 40 women with postpartum anemia with hemoglobin (Hb) less than 8 g/dl within 48 h postpartum were randomised into two groups. Group I consisted of 20 women who received 300-600 mg of intravenous iron-sucrose every alternate day for 3 days. Group II consisted of 20 women who were given 300 mg ferrous fumarate orally daily for 14 days.
RESULTS:
On day 14, the increase in mean Hb level in group I was 2.4 g/dl in comparison to 1.2 g/dl in group II. Women in group I had significantly higher mean Hb values on days 7 and 14 (p < 0.001) than women in group II.
CONCLUSION:
These results suggest that intravenous iron-sucrose increases the Hb level more rapidly than oral ferrous fumarate in postpartum anemia without any serious side effects.
AuthorsGeeta Jain, Urmila Palaria, S K Jha
JournalJournal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India (J Obstet Gynaecol India) Vol. 63 Issue 1 Pg. 45-8 (Mar 2013) ISSN: 0971-9202 [Print] India
PMID24431599 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

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