HTA - 10/104/06

PREVENTT (Preoperative intravenous iron to treat anaemia in major surgery)

Project title: PREVENTT (Preoperative intravenous iron to treat anaemia in major surgery)

Call to action: 10/104 HTA Clinical Evaluation and Trials Open call

Research type: Primary Research

Chief investigator: Professor Toby Richards

Lead Author: Professor Toby Richards

Contractor: University College London

Cost: £2,195,694.00

Co-investigators: Professor John Browne, Professor John Kelly, Professor Michael Grocott, Professor Stephen Morris, Professor Tim Clayton.

Started: September 2012 | Status: Published February 2021

ISRCTN: 67322816

Preoperative intravenous iron was not superior to placebo in reducing mortality or need for blood transfusion when administered to patients with anaemia 10 42 days before elective major abdominal surgery.

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