A comparison of oral and intravenous iron supplementation in preterm infants receiving recombinant erythropoietin

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether intravenously administered iron supplements would improve the hematologic response to recombinant erythropoietin in stable preterm infants. METHODS: Forty-two preterm infants (

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of pediatrics 1996-08, Vol.129 (2), p.258-263
Hauptverfasser:	Meyer, M.P., Haworth, C., Meyer, J.H., Commerford, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Anemia, Neonatal - blood Anemia, Neonatal - drug therapy Anemia, Neonatal - therapy Biological and medical sciences Blood Cell Count Blood Transfusion Blood. Blood coagulation. Reticuloendothelial system Erythrocyte Count Erythrocytes - pathology Erythropoiesis - drug effects Erythropoietin - administration & dosage Erythropoietin - therapeutic use Female Ferric Compounds - administration & dosage Ferric Compounds - therapeutic use Ferric Oxide, Saccharated Ferritins - blood Ferrous Compounds - administration & dosage Ferrous Compounds - therapeutic use Glucaric Acid Hematocrit Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature - blood Infant, Premature, Diseases - blood Infant, Premature, Diseases - drug therapy Infant, Premature, Diseases - therapy Infant, Very Low Birth Weight - blood Injections, Intravenous Iron - administration & dosage Iron - blood Iron - therapeutic use Lactates - administration & dosage Lactates - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Recombinant Proteins Reticulocytes - cytology
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Zusammenfassung:	OBJECTIVE: To determine whether intravenously administered iron supplements would improve the hematologic response to recombinant erythropoietin in stable preterm infants. METHODS: Forty-two preterm infants (
ISSN:	0022-3476 1097-6833
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70251-2