000064530 001__ 64530 000064530 005__ 20190709135540.0 000064530 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.2450/2017.0113-17 000064530 0248_ $$2sideral$$a104000 000064530 037__ $$aART-2017-104000 000064530 041__ $$aeng 000064530 100__ $$aMuñoz, Manuel 000064530 245__ $$aCurrent misconceptions in diagnosis and management of iron deficiency 000064530 260__ $$c2017 000064530 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000064530 5203_ $$aThe prevention and treatment of iron deficiency is a major public health goal. Challenges in the treatment of iron deficiency include finding and addressing the underlying cause and the selection of an iron replacement product which meets the needs of the patient. However, there are a number of non-evidence-based misconceptions regarding the diagnosis and management of iron deficiency, with or without anaemia, as well as inconsistency of terminology and lack of clear guidance on clinical pathways. In particular, the pathogenesis of iron deficiency is still frequently not addressed and iron not replaced, with indiscriminate red cell transfusion used as a default therapy. In our experience, this imprudent practice continues to be endorsed by non-evidence-based misconceptions. The intent of the authors is to provide a consensus that effectively challenges these misconceptions, and to highlight evidence-based alternatives for appropriate management (referred to as key points). We believe that this approach to the management of iron deficiency may be beneficial for both patients and healthcare systems. We stress that this paper solely presents the Authors' independent opinions. No pharmaceutical company funded or influenced the conception, development or writing of the manuscript. 000064530 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 000064530 590__ $$a2.138$$b2017 000064530 591__ $$aHEMATOLOGY$$b45 / 71 = 0.634$$c2017$$dQ3$$eT2 000064530 592__ $$a0.717$$b2017 000064530 593__ $$aHematology$$c2017$$dQ2 000064530 593__ $$aMedicine (miscellaneous)$$c2017$$dQ2 000064530 593__ $$aImmunology and Allergy$$c2017$$dQ3 000064530 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/review$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000064530 700__ $$aGómez-Ramírez, Susana 000064530 700__ $$aBesser, Martin 000064530 700__ $$aPavía, José 000064530 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-0076-3529$$aGomollón, Fernando$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000064530 700__ $$aLiumbruno, Giancarlo M. 000064530 700__ $$aBhandari, Sunil 000064530 700__ $$aCladellas, Mercé 000064530 700__ $$aShander, Aryeh 000064530 700__ $$aAuerbach, Michael 000064530 7102_ $$11007$$2610$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.$$cArea Medicina 000064530 773__ $$g15, 5 (2017), 422-437$$pBLOOD TRANSFUSION$$tBLOOD TRANSFUSION$$x1723-2007 000064530 8564_ $$s462749$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/64530/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000064530 8564_ $$s124920$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/64530/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000064530 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:64530$$particulos$$pdriver 000064530 951__ $$a2019-07-09-12:06:54 000064530 980__ $$aARTICLE