Hospitalization & Mortality in Patients With Iron Deficiency CKD and HF Treated With i.v. Iron.

At each visit, the patient lay on a stretcher and underwent a vein cannulation in the forearm with a commercial canula no. 16, which was connected to IV tubing that was connected to a bag contained 200 ml isotonic saline solution 0.9% plus 200 mg of Iron Sucrose. Each infusion was administered throughout 60 min. This scheme was followed for 5 consecutive weeks.

At each visit, the patient lay on a stretcher and underwent a vein cannulation in the forearm with a commercial canula no. 16, which was connected to IV tubing that was connected to a bag of isotonic saline solution 0.9% (200 ml). Each infusion was administered throughout 60 min. This scheme was followed for 5 consecutive weeks.