The Importance of Iron Administration in Correcting Anaemia after Major Surgery
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Article Category: Research Article
Published Online: Aug 05, 2021
Page range: 184 - 191
Received: Jun 30, 2021
Accepted: Jul 21, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2021-0028
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© 2021 Mirela Tiglis, Cristian Cobilinschi, Liliana Elena Mirea, Alexandru Emil Băetu, Ileana Peride, Tiberiu Paul Neagu, Andrei Niculae, Ionel Alexandru Checherită, Ioana Marina Grintescu, published by Sciendo
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Bioumoral parameters for postoperative iron deficiency screening (mean (SD))
| Parameters | Values |
|---|---|
| Serum iron (μmol/L) | 3.41 (1.67) |
| Transferrin saturation (%) | 7.19 (2.74) |
| Ferritin (μg/L) | 118.23 (17.22) |
| dTIBC (μmol/L) | 48.80 (12.20) |
| MCV (fL) | 85.46 (6.49) |
| MCH (g/dL) | 28.34 (3.93) |
Basic characteristics of included patients
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Age in years. mean (SD ) | 19-86. mean 58.90(19.06) |
| Gender (number) (%) | |
| - female | 8 (38.09) |
| - male | 13 (61.90) |
| ASA* Score (number) (%) | |
| - ASA II | 4 (19.05) |
| - ASA III | 14 (66.67) |
| - ASA IV | 3 (14.28) |
| Type of surgery (number) (%) | |
| - general surgery | 7 (33.33) |
| - orthopaedics | 9 (42.85) |
| - multiple trauma | 5 (23.80) |
| Emergency vs elective (number) (%) | |
| - emergency | 11 (52.38) |
| - elective | 10 (47.61) |
| Surgery duration in minutes; mean (SD) | |
| - general surgery | 172.85( 57.74) |
| - orthopaedics | 155.62(41.18) |
| - multiple trauma | 88 (41.66) |
| Intraoperative bleeding in mL; mean (SD) | |
| - general surgery | 745.71 (405.28) |
| - orthopaedics | 653.7 (453.26) |
| - multiple trauma | 610 (111.35) |
| Haemoglobin variation in g/dL (mean (SD) | |
| - preoperative | 11.78 (2.27) |
| - intraoperative | 10.27 (1.81) |
| - pre-iron administration | 8.51( 0.95) |
| - post-iron administration at 48 hours (I) | 8.65 (0.91) |
| - post-iron administration at 72 hours (II) | 8.84( 0.86) |
| Length of stay in hospital in days. | 5 – 23 (mean = 10) |
Postoperative bioumoral parameters measurements. Mean values(SD)
| Parameter | 48 hours after intervention | 72 hours after intervention |
|---|---|---|
| Glycaemia (mg/dL) | 125.5 (27.59) | 124.8 (28.28) |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) | 227.3 (34.07) | 250.1 (25.15) |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 31.95 (6.18) | 29.86 (5.97) |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.14 (0.30) | 1.06 (0.22) |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 1.25 ( 0.48) | 1.29 (0.34) |