U.S., Aug. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07781540) titled 'Iron Deficiency at ICU Discharge' on July 29.
Brief Summary: IRON-RECOVERY is a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study designed to determine the prevalence of iron deficiency at intensive care unit (ICU) discharge and to evaluate its association with post-ICU clinical recovery.
Anemia is highly prevalent in critically ill patients and frequently persists after ICU discharge. Although inflammation-induced iron dysregulation is considered one of the main mechanisms underlying persistent anemia, iron deficiency remains largely under-recognized in this population because conventional biomarkers, particularly ferritin, are...