Estimating the prevalence of preoperative iron deficiency and its impact on red blood cell transfusion in adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgery: A pilot study
Findings from this pilot study suggest that ID is present in over 30% of adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgery and is associated with a greater likelihood of receiving an RBC transfusion, while most patients had low iron stores during surgical recovery. Larger studies are needed to confirm the extent to which preoperative ID impacts the likelihood of RBC transfusion and to evaluate the benefit of iron supplementation.
Authors
- Lawrence G. Lenke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5595-4958)
- Annie Qiu
- Yona Feit
- Fthimnir M. Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3928-8972)
- Lisa Eisler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9726-2354)
- Eldad A. Hod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2367-9509)
- Guohua Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4732-2448)
- Daysha Fliginger
Institutions
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.18246
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences