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rHuEPO with iron vs control treatment with or without iron: Mortality (within 30 days after surgery)

Population
adult participants, irrespective of gender and type of non‐cardiac surgery, with mild or severe preoperative anaemia
Intervention
rHuEPO with iron
Comparison
control treatment with or without iron
Outcome
Mortality (within 30 days after surgery)

rHuEPO with iron showed no clear difference in mortality (within 30 days after surgery) compared with control treatment with or without iron (moderate certainty).

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rHuEPO with iron vs control treatment with or without iron
Mortality (within 30 days after surgery) · adult participants, irrespective of gender and type of non‐cardiac surgery, with mild or severe preoperative anaemia
rHuEPO with iron showed no clear difference in mortality (within 30 days after surgery) compared with control treatment with or without iron (moderate certainty).
Erythropoietin plus iron versus control treatment including placebo or iron for preoperative anaemic adults… (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.18 [0.39, 3.63]2 studies · 230 participantsModerate

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Erythropoietin plus iron versus control treatment including placebo or iron for preoperative anaemic adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery
2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
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