Very low doses of direct intravenous iron in each session as maintenance therapy in hemodialysis patients.

Background: Intravenous (IV) iron supplementation is widely used in hemodialysis (HD) patients to treat their periodic losses. However, the ideal dose and frequency is unknown. The goal of the study is to see if a 20 mg dose of iron IV at the end of each session of HD as iron maintenance is better than the iron prior therapy.