Mild anemia leads to suboptimal physical conditions of the patient and is potentially associated with changes in perioperative hemostasis and microcirculatory perfusion. Furthermore, preoperative iron deficiency anemia is associated with an increased risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing major (non-)cardiac surgery. It was also shown that the preoperative administration of iron combined with erythropoietin in anaemic patients undergoing valve replacement reduced
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Adult subjects (age 18-85 years) - Elective vascular surgery - Iron deficiency - Type of anemia that can be treated by iron injections - Preoperative hemoglobin levels of 13 - 10 g/dL or 8.1 - 6.2 mmol/L in males and 12 - 10 g/dL or 7.5 - 6.2 mmol/L in females. - Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Re-operation - Emergency operation - Pregnancy - Patients that are scheduled to receive any form of anemia treatment - Patients with a contraindication for receiving iron - Patients with COPD or asthma - Patients with severe renal failure or renal replacement therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Does ferric carboxymaltose treatment improve exercise tolerance in patients with mild iron deficiency anemia undergoing vascular surgery? | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Does ferric carboxymaltose treatment improve microvascular perfusion in patients with mild iron deficiency anemia undergoing vascular surgery? -- Does ferric carboxymaltose treatment improve perioperative hemostasis in patients with mild iron deficiency anemia undergoing vascular surgery? - Does ferric carboxymaltose treatment improve tissue oxygenation in patients with mild iron deficiency anemia undergoing vascular surgery? | — |
Contacts
VU University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology