Guide Appropriate Use of IV Iron
December 2023
You’ll need to help navigate appropriate use of IV iron...beyond patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Continue to use IV iron when repleting with oral iron likely won’t be fast enough...such as with recent blood loss or severe anemia.
IV iron can also help limit blood transfusions in iron-deficient patients. But keep in mind that each unit of blood has 200 to 250 mg of iron...so if blood is given, additional IV iron may not be needed.
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