Priority 17 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Does the use of oral or intravenous iron for patients with iron deficiency anaemia reduce the need for some transfusions? (JLA PSP Priority 17)
Overall ranking 17
JLA question ID 0063/17
Explanatory note Not available for this PSP

Evidence

Nice Guideline Recommendations:
Alternatives to blood transfusion for patients having surgery: Oral iron, IV iron and erythropoietin
2. Offer oral iron before and after surgery to patients with iron-deficiency anaemia.
3. Consider intravenous iron before or after surgery for patients who:
• have iron-deficiency anaemia and cannot tolerate or absorb oral iron, or are unable to adhere to oral iron treatment (see the NICE guideline on medicines adherence)
• are diagnosed with functional iron deficiency
• are diagnosed with iron-deficiency anaemia, and the interval between the diagnosis of anaemia and surgery is predicted to be too short for oral iron to be effective.
4. For guidance on managing anaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease, see the NICE guideline on anaemia management in chronic kidney disease.
5. For guidance on managing blood transfusions for people with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, see section 1.2 in the NICE guideline on acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Health Research Classification System category Generic Health Relevance
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples The role of iron in the management of chemotherapy-induced anaemia in cancer patients receiving erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. Implications for research: Since the included RCTs had shorter follow-up duration (up to 20 weeks), the long-term effects of iron supplementation are unknown. Nonetheless, further studies are required to define the optimal dosage of iron. Future trials with a longer follow-up and various re-dosing regimens are also required to determine the risk of adverse events and the impact of iron supplementation on mortality as well as the optimal re-dosing schedule after the patients received the initial cumulative iron supplementation. ~ Does use of pre-op/pre-procedure iv iron in iron deficient patients improve clinic outcomes and reduce peri-operative blood product use?
Submitted by 3 blood donors ~ 8 health professionals ~ 5 Other (questions not from survey)
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0063
PSP name Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP 51 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 28 February 2018