Response to oral sucrosomial iron supplementation in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The BARI-FER study

A Ciudin, O Simó-Servat, JM Balibrea… - … , Diabetes y Nutrición, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Chronic intravenous iron administration is often required after bariatric surgery.
Oral sucrosomial iron has a particular form of absorption and may represent an alternative
treatment. Objective To assess the effect of switching to oral sucrosomial iron in patients
receiving intravenous iron supplementation after bariatric surgery. Patients and methods A
case–control study was conducted on 40 women of childbearing age, of whom 20 were
switched to oral sucrosomial iron, while 20 patients continued on intravenous iron sucrose …