Efficacy and safety of intravenous iron sucrose therapy in a pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Gynaecology - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: There have been many attempts to find a satisfactory iron preparation, suitable for parenteral administration. Blood transfusion has risk of transferring injections so intravenous iron preparations hold keys in anemia. Objectives: To seeefficacy and safety of intravenous iron sucrose therapy in a pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy. Material and Methods: This was a prospective observational study carried out at Bharati Vidyapeeth, Medical College and Hospital which is a tertiary care center and in Sangli. 207 pregnant women were selected during a period of one year. They were investigated for iron deficiency and treated for the same using intravenous iron sucrose as per dose calculated. They were followed for one month. Resulting data was analyzed using SPSS 20. Results: The change in haemoglobin improvement in all the three groups was found to be significant. Also there were no any major side effects seen with iron sucrose in this study.Most common side effects found were headache 8.21%. Conclusions: This study shows satisfactory clinical safety and efficacy of intravenous iron sucrose injection used in pregnant patients with iron deficiency anaemia during 2nd and 3rd trimester.
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BhagwanMahadev Patil, Vishwanath Iraba Dange
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