Comparative Efficacy between Intravenous Iron and Oral Iron on Enhancing Hemoglobin Level among Pregnant Women with Iron Deficiency Anemia in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis

Indonesian Journal of Medicine

ARTICLE

Fiki Cahya Ningrum¹  Bhisma Murti¹  Vitri Widyaningsih² 

[1] Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret;Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret

关键词: anemia;    iron deficiency;    intravenous iron;    oral iron;    meta-analysis;   

DOI  :  10.26911/theijmed.2019.04.02.07

学科分类：眼科学

来源: Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret

【 摘 要 】

Background: Iron deficiency was a major cause of anemia in pregnancy. The incidence of large de­ficiency anemia was mostly experienced in pregnancy which can result in general hematological disorders with considerable complications both for the mother and the fetus. This study aimed to com­pare the efficacy of intravenous iron administration and oral iron for the treatment of iron de­fi­ci­ency anemia in pregnancy.  Subjects and Method: This was a meta-analysis conducted using PRISMA systematic guide­li­nes. The process of searching articles was carried out between 2000 and 2018 using a database se­arch engine consisting of; PubMed, Science Direct, Springer Link, and Google Scholar. Based on da­tabase searches, nine articles that met the Randomized Control Trial (RCT) criteria and study we­re conducted in lower middle income countries. This study involved 967 samples divided into two groups of 484 intravenous iron and 483 oral iron. The analysis was carried out with Review Ma­nager (RevMan) software 5.3. The results were assessed for Mean Difference (MD) and the analysis was carried out for heterogeneity. Results: There was a high heterogeneity between experiments (I 2 = 91%; p <0.001) so that Ran­dom Effects Model (REM) was used. Intravenous iron administration can increase hemoglobin levels 0.70 g / dL higher than oral iron administration, and it was statistically significant (MD 0.70; 95 % CI: 0.37 to 1.02; p<0.001). Conclusion: Intravenous iron administration was more effective than oral iron for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy. Pregnant women given intravenous iron more quickly reach the desired hemoglobin level target than oral iron.

【 授权许可】

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