Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
High-dose intravenous treatment in iron deficiency anaemia in inflammatory bowel disease: early efficacy and impact on quality of life.
Anaemia and iron deficiency are very common in inflammatory bowel disease. Clinical trials have shown intravenous iron to be effective and well tolerated. However, published experience in clinical practice with specific evaluation of the effect on quality of life is limited. ⋯ Ferric carboxymaltose showed comparable efficacy to that demonstrated in clinical trials. After only two weeks of treatment, there was a significant improvement in quality of life, with a greater effect observed in those patients with a complete haematologic response. Intravenous iron can very quickly improve quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease.