Implementation of a protocol for management of antepartum iron deficiency anemia: a prospective cohort study

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 100533
• Main Authors: Hamm, Rebecca F., Wang, Eileen Y., Levine, Lisa D., Speranza, Rosa J., Srinivas, Sindhu K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2022
• Subjects: anemia; Anemia - diagnosis; Anemia - drug therapy; Anemia - epidemiology; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - diagnosis; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - drug therapy; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology; blood transfusion; Female; Ferric Compounds - therapeutic use; Ferric Oxide, Saccharated - therapeutic use; Hematinics - therapeutic use; hemoglobin; Hemoglobins - analysis; Hemoglobins - metabolism; Hemoglobins - therapeutic use; Humans; intravenous iron; Iron Deficiencies; Male; postimplementation; preimplementation; Prospective Studies; protocol; Puerperal Disorders - drug therapy; Treatment Outcome; intravenous iron; postimplementation; blood transfusion; protocol; preimplementation; anemia; hemoglobin

In randomized trials, antepartum intravenous iron sucrose is effective at improving predelivery hemoglobin in iron deficiency anemia. Yet, there is a gap between this knowledge and its implementation into care. We aimed to determine if the implementation of a standardized protocol for the management...