Intravenous iron sucrose for children with iron deficiency anemia: A single institution study. World J Pediatr 2015 [Epub ahead of print].Mantadakis E, Tsouvala E, Xanthopoulou V, Chatzimichael A. Intravenous iron sucrose for children with iron deficiency anemia: a single institution study. ...
Anemia is a condition in which you have low iron levels. Iron is an important nutrient because it helps your body make red blood cells and it helps your blood carry oxygen. Iron is found in a variety of sources such as beans; leafy green vegetables; beef; and in other meats such as d...
Iron deficiency is the commonest nutritional deficiency disorder prevalent worldwide. It is the main cause of anemia during pregnancy and lactation among women and infancy and preschool age in children. In the developing countries, the prevalence is usua
At high doses, iron is toxic. For adults and children ages 14 and up, the upper limit – the highest dose that can be taken safely – is 45 milligrams a day. Children under age 14 should not take more than 40 milligrams a day. The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that – star...
Iron-deficiency anemia in childhood inflammatory bowel disease: treatment with intravenous iron-dextran A prospective protocol for iron replacement was used in six children with severe inflammatory bowel disease who had iron-deficiency anemia. All were given a single total-dose infusion of iron-dextran...
Repeated low-dose iron supplementation and intermittent iron supplementation can improve anemia in MHD patients, and have the same effect. 小剂量多频次静脉补铁与间隔补铁均能改善MHD患者贫血、增加铁储备,且疗效相同。 www.fabiao.net 2. Two studies addressed the use of iron supplementation for the treat...
Free medical health care for children and adolescents and easily accessible tertiary health services with acceptable waiting lists might be one of the reasons for the high referral rate. Whether knowledge on anemia management gained during residency for primary pediatricians, and in particular, during ...
Anemia prevention in infants and children For the first year of life, babies can get iron from breast milk or formula with iron added. Pureed meats and iron-fortified cereals can help with iron intake starting at 6 months old. When your baby is a year old, drinking no more than 20 ounce...
Different CHr cutoff levels for defining iron deficiency have been suggested in children, but there is no clear agreement on this subject (11,14,15). When using a CHr cutoff level of 26.9 pg at 4 mo, we obtained the best sensitivity and specificity for predicting anemia (Hb <11.0 g/...
"Once daily, low-dose ferroussulfateshould be considered for children with nutritional iron-deficiency anemia," the authors write. Limitations of the study include that it was conducted at a single tertiary carechildren's hospital.