Perioperative intravenous iron to treat patients with fractured hip surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

31 These were improved in the patients who received intravenous iron and erythropoietin; however, changes in the Barthel Index and Functional Ambulatory Category (FAC) scale between the groups did not reach statistical significance. 31 The most recent study, from 2021, reported a change in Barthel Index during the initial hospital stay before discharge home as its primary outcome. 28 There was no difference reported in the improvement in Barthel Index (over a median 10‐day hospital stay) with the intravenous iron intervention compared to placebo. 28 The study was not powered to detect a difference in Barthel Index at 3 months. 2.7.

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