Rafael Bielza, Jesús Llorente, Israel J Thuissard, Cristina Andreu-Vázquez, David Blanco, Jorge Sanjurjo, Néstor López, María Regina Herráez, Cristina Molano, Adoración Morales, Estefanía Arias, Marta Neira, Ana Lung, Javier Escalera, Laura Portillo, Yolanda Larrubia, Cristina García, Francisco Zambrana, Jorge Gómez Cerezo
OBJECTIVES: to determine the safety and effect of intravenous iron sucrose on functional outcomes, delirium, nosocomial infections and transfusion requirements in older patients with hip fracture. DESIGN: single-centre randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: orthogeriatric share care service at an academic tertiary care hospital. A total of 253 patients were recruited: 126 patients were assigned to intravenous iron and 127 to placebo...
January 8, 2021: Age and Ageing