Preemptive intravenous iron therapy versus autologous whole blood therapy for early postoperative hemoglobin level in patients undergoing bimaxillary orthognathic surgery: a prospective randomized noninferiority trial

• Main Authors: Min Suk Chae (Author), Mihyun Lee (Author), Min Ho Choi (Author), Je Uk Park (Author), Misun Park (Author), Young Hoon Kim (Author), Hoon Choi (Author), Jin Joo (Author), Young Eun Moon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous studies have reported the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) iron therapy during the perioperative period as an alternative and adjunct to allogeneic blood transfusion. Preemptive IV iron therapy provides noninferior hemoglobin levels on postoperative day (POD) 1 co...