Table 3 Transfusions and FCM infusions.

From: Ferric Carboxymaltose in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anaemia: an effective, safe and cost- sparing alternative to blood transfusion

 

Retrospective control group

(2013–2014)

Prospective group

(2015–2016)

Patients, n

1732

1811

ChTa cycles, n

12322

13221

Number of transfusions, n

194

189

RBCa units, n

657

517

Patients treated with FCM, n

0

99

Total FCM vials, n

0

319

% of patients with transfusion

11.2

10.4

Transfusion rateb (%)

5.3

3.9

  1. aAbbreviations: ChT – Chemotherapy; RBC – red blood cell; FCM – ferric carboxymaltose.
  2. bTransfusion rate was calculated as the following: number of RBC units per chemotherapy treatment.
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