PEDIATRICS Vol. 26 No. 3 September 1960, pp. 375-386
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COMPARISON OF ORAL AND INTRAMUSCULAR ADMINISTRATION OF IRON FOR PREVENTiON OF THE LATE ANEMIA OF PREMATURE INFANTS

Anneliese L. Sitarz M.D.1, James A. Wolff M.D.1, and Frederick H. Von Hofe M.D.1

1 The Babies Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Intramuscular administration of iron, given at the time a weight of 2,100 grams is reached, is as effective as oral use of iron in the treatment of the late anemia of prematurity.

No toxicity or untoward side effects were noted when iron was given intramuscularly in the manner and dosage described.

Intramuscular administration of iron is preferred when follow-up of infants after discharge from the nursery is difficult. Where follow-up is assured, orally administered iron remains the treatment of choice. (See Addendum.)