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Clinical practice guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anemia (IDA)

Question: How would you evaluate the burden of IDA in your practice?

  (61.5%)   Very important
  (27.7%)   Important
  (10.8%)   Low
  (0%)   Very low
Poll conducted: 2009/11/17  to  2010/09/7                           No. of votes: 65


Iron supplementation in pregnancy

Question: Should there be routine iron supplementation of all pregnant women?

  (77.8%)   Yes
  (22.2%)   No
Poll conducted: 2009/06/15  to  2009/11/17                           No. of votes: 36


Sleep and iron deficiency

Question: Do you think that iron deficiency plays a role in causing difficulties in sleeping?

  (84%)   Yes
  (16%)   No
Poll conducted: 2009/04/03  to  2009/06/15                           No. of votes: 50


Hemoglobin levels in CKD

Question: In light of the Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Early Anemia Treatment with Epoetin Beta (CREATE) and Correction of Hemoglobin and Outcomes in Renal Insufficiency (CHOIR) have you changed the hemoglobin levels that you strive for in your CKD patients?

  (71.2%)   Yes
  (28.8%)   No
Poll conducted: 2008/08/14  to  2009/04/03                           No. of votes: 59


IV iron alone in chronic renal failure

Question: Do you use IV iron without EPO in the treatment of chronic renal failure before dialysis?

  (55.7%)   Yes
  (44.3%)   No
Poll conducted: 2007/11/08  to  2008/08/14                           No. of votes: 79


Serum ferritin in chronic heart failure

Question: Should the upper limit of serum ferritin be raised to 1000 µg/mL in CHF if %TSAT < 20%?

  (40%)   Yes
  (52%)   No
  (8%)   Don't know
Poll conducted: 2007/08/09  to  2007/11/08                           No. of votes: 25


IV iron in the postpartum.

Question: Should you use IV iron therapy in the postpartum?

  (72%)   Yes - there is enough evidence available to warrant its use
  (22.6%)   No - more data are needed
  (5.4%)   Don't know
Poll conducted: 2005/12/05  to  2007/08/09                           No. of votes: 93


Serum Ferritin

Question: Which ferritin range do you currently aim for in hemodialysis patients?

  (4.9%)   50-100 ?g per mL
  (20.1%)   100-200 ?g per mL
  (40.2%)   300-400 ?g per mL
  (34.8%)   400-500 ?g per mL
Poll conducted: 2004/11/25  to  2005/12/05                           No. of votes: 204


Monitoring Iron Status

Question: Do you use serum ferritin as a means of monitoring iron status in CKD patients?

  (89.5%)   Yes
  (10.5%)   No
Poll conducted: 2004/05/04  to  2004/11/25                           No. of votes: 153


Maintenance Iron Dose

Question: Do you use maintenance iron doses in your patients?

  (67.8%)   Yes
  (32.2%)   No
Poll conducted: 2004/01/26  to  2004/05/04                           No. of votes: 59


 
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