Open AccessImpact of Acid Suppression Therapy on Iron Supplementation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Emily Hailstone,
Sheryl Falkos,
Rosa Vidal,
Keith A. Jones,
Philippe Gaillard,
Shirley Fan,
Allison Chung
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2331-348X
pISSN - 1551-6776
DOI - 10.5863/1551-6776-26.4.366
Subject(s) - medicine , antacid , gastroenterology , hematocrit , ferrous , hemoglobin , iron therapy , anemia , iron deficiency anemia , chemistry , organic chemistry
We assessed the impact of acid suppression therapy (i.e., ranitidine or proton pump inhibitors) on iron supplementation and its ability to maintain or alter laboratory values that are commonly associated with anemia.