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Eurasian Journal of Medical Advances
Retrospective Evaluation of Patients With Iron Deficiency Anemia Who Need Parenteral Treatment; Iron Carboxymaltose ? or Iron Sucrose? [EJMA]
EJMA. 2022; 2(2): 61-64 | DOI: 10.14744/ejma.2022.46220

Retrospective Evaluation of Patients With Iron Deficiency Anemia Who Need Parenteral Treatment; Iron Carboxymaltose ? or Iron Sucrose?

Tuğba Çetintepe1, Emine Durak2, Lütfi Çetintepe3, Şerife Solmaz1, Oktay Bilgir2
1Department of Hematology, İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training And Research Hospital, İzmir,Turkey
2Department of Hematology, University of Health Sciences, İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
3Department of Nephrology, Karaburun State Hospital, Izmir, Turkey

Objectives: According to World Health Organization, anemia is defined as the value of Hemoglobin (Hb) <13 g/dl in adult males, <12 g/dl in non-pregnant women and <11 g/dl in pregnant women. Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anemia. There are limited comparative data in the literature, regarding response to parenteral iron therapy. Data of the patients with parenteral iron therapy for IDA were retrospectively examined in this study to reveal their treatment responses.

Methods: Data of 145 patients underwent parenteral iron therapy for IDA between April 2013-September 2017 at the hematology outpatient clinic of Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. Pre- and post-treatment hemogram and iron parameters were evaluated with a view to examine the efficacy and adverse effects of parenteral Iron Sucrose (IS) and Iron Carboxymaltose (ICM) administrations and compare treatment responses.

Results: 145 patients were included in the study,127(87.5%) female,18(12.5%) male, median age was 43.5(17-87) years. ICM was administered in 65(44.8%), IS in 80(55.2%) patients. Hemoglobin increase was 3.2 g/dl at the end of the 4th week in ICM group while 2.1 g/dl in IS group, which was not statistically significant (p=0.7). Ferritin increase in the first month of treatment displayed a statistically significance in favor of ICM.(48x104, p=0.0001).

Conclusion: Both parenteral treatment options are highly effective and reliable in early response to IDA, and the increase observed in hemoglobin and ferritin levels was more prominent with ICM.

Keywords: Ferric carboxymaltose, iron deficiency anemia, iron sucrose

Tuğba Çetintepe, Emine Durak, Lütfi Çetintepe, Şerife Solmaz, Oktay Bilgir. Retrospective Evaluation of Patients With Iron Deficiency Anemia Who Need Parenteral Treatment; Iron Carboxymaltose ? or Iron Sucrose?. EJMA. 2022; 2(2): 61-64

Corresponding Author: Tuğba Çetintepe, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English