Background Preoperative investigation and treatment of anaemia is recommended before
orthopaedic surgery. We measured the prevalence of anaemia among admissions …

Introduction Preoperative anaemia remains undertreated in the UK despite advice from
national agencies to implement blood conservation measures. A local retrospective audit of …

Background Preoperative anemia has been associated with increased risk of allogeneic
blood transfusion and postoperative morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of preoperative …

BACKGROUND Patient blood management (PBM) can prevent preoperative anaemia, but
little is known about practice in Europe. OBJECTIVE To assess the pre and postoperative …

Objectives Studies in western healthcare settings suggest that preoperative anaemia is
associated with poor outcomes after elective orthopaedic surgery. We investigated the …

Background There are few data on the associations between anaemia, allogeneic blood
transfusion (ABT), patient blood management, and outcome after arthroplasty in the UK …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess current practices in blood
management in elective orthopedic surgery in Europe. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS …

Background Preoperative anemia is a significant predictor of perioperative erythrocyte
transfusion in elective arthroplasty patients. However, interactions with other patient and …

Background This study aims to: 1) Determine the prevalence of preoperative anemia in
arthroplasty; 2) Assess whether preoperative anemia is associated with inferior outcomes; …

Background Revision hip arthroplasty (RHA) is associated with high rates of allogeneic
blood transfusion (ABT). We aimed to determine factors associated with ABT in patients …