Effect of intravenous iron supplementation on erythropoiesis in erythropoietin-treated premature infants.

A, Pollak; M, Hayde; M, Hayn; K, Herkner; KA, Lombard; G, Lubec; M, Weninger; JA, Widness

doi:10.1542/peds.107.1.78

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Effect of intravenous iron supplementation on erythropoiesis in erythropoietin-treated premature infants.

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Pollak A

Hayde M

Hayn M

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>To test the efficacy and safety of combining intravenous iron in amounts approximating the in utero iron accretion rate and the postnatal iron loss with erythropoietin (EPO) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective, controlled, randomized, unmasked tria...

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