American journal of hematology 2024 Jan 29
Expert consensus guidelines: Intravenous iron uses, formulations, administration, and management of reactions.
ABSTRACT
Intravenous iron has become an essential component for the treatment of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. Individuals administering Intravenous iron should have knowledge in intravenous iron administration, including a pre-infusion assessment to evaluate infusion reaction risks, pre- and post-infusion monitoring, identification of and management of infusion reactions, accurate documentation of these reactions, laboratory monitoring and recognition and management of treatment-emergent hypophosphatemia. This comprehensive consensus provides step-by-step guidance and tools for practitioners to promote safe delivery of intravenous iron, recognition, and management of infusion reactions and treatment-emergent hypophosphatemia.
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New comment by Medical Oncologist at Yale ( January 23, 2025)
How do you approach patients who have iron deficiency without anemia or symptoms that have not improved with oral iron? Do you give IV iron to everyone who has not responded t...
Are there situations in which you still feel comfortable giving IV iron? If not, do you consider PO iron?
New comment by at UT Health San Antonio ( December 16, 2025)
Thanks for the comment, Dr. @Anthony Bejjani. Thank you for attaching the abstract. I looked to see if they followed it up with a publication, but I couldn't find it yet. Over...