Prevalence of iron deficiency on icu discharge and its relation with fatigue: a multicenter prospective study

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• who: Sigismond Lasocki et al. from the are important during ICU stay, leading to iron losses, but prevalence of ID at ICU discharge is unknownID has been associated with fatigue and muscular weakness, and may thus impair post-ICU rehabilitation. This study assessed ID prevalence at ICU discharge, day , (D28) and six months (M6) after and its relation with fatigue. Methods: We conducted this prospective, multicenter observational study at four University hospitals ICUs. Anemic (hemoglobin (Hb) less than , g/dL in male and less than , g/dL in female) critically ill adult patients hospitalized for at least . . .
  

   

  

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