Patient Blood Management in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Less Erythropoietin and More Iron?
Patient Blood Management in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Less Erythropoietin and More Iron?
E. Rineau,A. Stoyanov,2 Authors,S. Lasocki
2017 · DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002086
Anesthesia and Analgesia · 22 Citations
TLDR
Erythropoietin (EPO) is proposed preoperatively to reduce blood transfusion in anemic patients scheduled for a major orthopedic surgery and new intravenous iron formulations allow infusion of higher doses, increasing EPO response.