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Enteral iron supplementation in preterm and low birth weight infants

Ryan John Mills et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012.

Abstract

Background: Preterm infants are at risk of exhausting their body iron stores much earlier than healthy term newborns. It is widespread practice to give enteral iron supplementation to preterm and low birth weight infants to prevent iron deficiency anaemia. However, it is unclear whether supplementing preterm and low birth weight infants with iron improves growth and neurodevelopment. It is suspected that excess exogenous iron can contribute to oxidative injury in preterm babies, causing or exacerbating conditions such as necrotising enterocolitis and retinopathy of prematurity. Additionally, the optimal dose and timing of commencement and cessation of iron supplementation are uncertain.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of prophylactic enteral iron supplementation on growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm and low birth weight infants. The secondary objectives were to determine whether iron supplementation results in improved haematological parameters and prevents other causes of morbidity and mortality.

Search methods: We used the standard search strategy of the Cochrane Neonatal Review Group. We searched Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2011, Issue 8), MEDLINE (1951 to August 2011), CINAHL (1982 to August 2011) and conference proceedings and previous reviews.

Selection criteria: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomised trials that compared enteral iron supplementation with no iron supplementation, or different regimens of enteral iron supplementation in preterm or low birth weight infants or both.

Data collection and analysis: We extracted data using the standard methods of the Cochrane Neonatal Review Group. Both review authors separately evaluated trial quality and data extraction. We synthesised data using risk ratios (RRs), risk differences (RDs) and weighted mean differences (WMDs). Where data about the methodology and results or both were lacking, we made an attempt to contact the study authors for further information.

Main results: We included twenty-six studies (2726 infants) in the analysis. The heterogeneity of participants, methods and results precluded an extensive quantitative synthesis. Of the 21 studies comparing iron supplementation with controls, none evaluated neurodevelopmental status as an outcome. Of thirteen studies reporting at least one growth parameter as an outcome, only one study of poor quality found a significant benefit of iron supplementation. Regarding haematological outcomes, no benefit for iron supplementation was demonstrated within the first 8.5 weeks of postnatal life (16 trials), except by two poor quality studies. After this age, most studies reported a higher mean haemoglobin in iron-supplemented infants. We were only able to include a limited number of studies in a quantitative meta-analysis, which suggested the haemoglobin concentration in iron-supplemented infants was higher by about 6 g/L at six to nine months. One study comparing high dose and low dose iron supplementation monitored neurodevelopmental outcome for one year, without finding any significant difference between the groups. One study comparing early versus late commencement of iron supplementation found no difference in cognitive outcome, but an increased rate of abnormal neurological examination in the late iron group at five years of age. The studies comparing high and low doses of iron indicated that there was no discernible haematological benefit in exceeding 'standard' doses of iron (i.e. 2 mg/kg/day to 3 mg/kg/day).

Authors' conclusions: The available data suggest that infants who receive iron supplementation have a slightly higher haemoglobin level, improved iron stores and a lower risk of developing iron deficiency anaemia when compared with those who are unsupplemented. However, it is unclear whether iron supplementation in preterm and low birth weight infants has long term benefits in terms of neurodevelopmental outcome and growth. The optimum timing and duration of iron supplementation remains unclear.

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1.1. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 1 Weight at 12 months or less.

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Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 2 Length at 12 months or less.

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Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 3 Head circumference at 12 months or less.

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Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 4 Haemoglobin concentration at 6 to 8 weeks.

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Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 5 Haemoglobin concentration at 3 to 4 months.

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1.6. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 6 Haemoglobin concentration at 6 to 9 months.

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1.7. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 7 Haemoglobin concentration at 12 months.

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Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 8 Serum ferritin at 6 to 8 weeks.

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1.9. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 9 Serum ferritin at 3 to 4 months.

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Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 10 Serum ferritin at 6 to 9 months.

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1.11. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 11 MCV at 6 to 9 months.

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1.12. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 12 Transferrin saturation at 6 to 8 weeks.

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1.13. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 13 Transferrin saturation at 3 to 4 months.

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1.14. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 14 Transferrin saturation at 6 to 9 months.

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1.15. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 15 Subgroup analyses ‐ Hb at 6 to 8 weeks.

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1.16. Analysis

Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 16 Enteral feed intolerance.

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Comparison 1 Enteral iron supplementation versus no iron supplementation, Outcome 17 Subgroup analyses ‐ Hb at 3 to 4 months.

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2.1. Analysis

Comparison 2 Early versus late iron supplementation, Outcome 1 Neurodevelopmental outcome (MPC) at 5 years.

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Comparison 2 Early versus late iron supplementation, Outcome 2 Haemoglobin concentration at 6 to 8 weeks.

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Comparison 2 Early versus late iron supplementation, Outcome 3 Haemoglobin concentration at 6 to 9 months.

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Comparison 2 Early versus late iron supplementation, Outcome 4 Ferritin level at 6 to 8 weeks.

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Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 1 Neurodevelopmental outcome (Grifiths Developmental Assessment score) at 12 months or less.

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Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 2 Haemoglobin concentration at 6 to 8 weeks.

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Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 3 Haemoglobin concentration at 3 to 4 months.

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3.4. Analysis

Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 4 Haemoglobin concentration at 6 to 9 months.

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3.5. Analysis

Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 5 Haemoglobin concentration at 12 months.

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3.6. Analysis

Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 6 Mean corpuscular volume at 3 to 4 months.

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Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 7 Serum ferritin at 6 to 8 weeks.

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Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 8 Serum ferritin at 3 to 4 months.

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3.9. Analysis

Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 9 Serum ferritin at 6 to 9 months.

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Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 10 Serum ferritin at 12 months.

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3.11. Analysis

Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 11 Transferrin saturation at 6 to 8 weeks.

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3.12. Analysis

Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 12 Transferrin saturation at 3 to 4 months.

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3.13. Analysis

Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 13 Transferrin saturation at 6 to 9 months.

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3.14. Analysis

Comparison 3 High dose versus low dose iron supplementation, Outcome 14 Transferrin saturation at 12 months.

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Comparison 4 Short duration versus long duration iron supplementation, Outcome 1 Haemoglobin at 6 to 8 weeks.

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Comparison 4 Short duration versus long duration iron supplementation, Outcome 2 Haemoglobin at 3 to 4 months.

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4.3. Analysis

Comparison 4 Short duration versus long duration iron supplementation, Outcome 3 Haemoglobin at 6 to 9 months.

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