Does Intravenous iron therapy reduce the need for blood transfusion and improve post operative blood count following surgery for broken neck of femur.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Perioperative anaemiaBlood - Anaemia
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12612000448842
- Lead Sponsor
- Fremantle Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 173
Inclusion Criteria
Fractured neck of Femur
Surgical fixation planned
Exclusion Criteria
Surgery required in <6 hrs
Haemochromatosis
Previous adverse reaction to Intravenous Iron
Blood transfusion prior to screening
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of patients in each group receiving blood transfusion during the 30 days post surgery<br><br>[Transfusion history at 30 days]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method