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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Organizational Strategies for the Management of Intravenous Iron Therapy in Non-Hospitalized Settings: A Safe Opportunity to Implement Patient Blood Management in Italy.

Matteo Bolcato, Ivo Beverina, Daniele Rodriguez, Anna Aprile, Marco Trabucco Aurilio

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Home Spirometry in Children with Cystic Fibrosis.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Matteo BolcatoLegal Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8784-8463
Ivo BeverinaBlood Transfusion Center, Legnano General Hospital, ASST Ovest Milanese, 20025 Legnano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9486-9740
Daniele RodriguezLegal Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.
Anna AprileLegal Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.
Marco Trabucco AurilioDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2327-1455

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article analyzes the recommendations issued by the Emilia Romagna region in July 2020 on "Organizational strategies for the safe management of intravenous iron therapy in patients in non-hospitalized settings". The objective of these recommendations is to set up safe intravenous iron administration sites outside the hospital environment across the national territory. The document facilitates the organization of methods for intravenous iron infusion that are safe for the patient and correct from a medico-legal perspective. In addition, it opens the way for the widespread use of iron infusion in the field, providing benefits to patient quality of life. This program prevents unnecessary transfusions, reduces costs, prevents overcrowding in hospitals in the event of a pandemic, and enables patient treatment in the field, thus, saving on the use of personnel.

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anemiaclinical risk managementintravenous ironiron deficiencylegal medicinepatient blood managementsafety

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PMID34574994
PMCPMC8467602

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