Despite numerous guidelines on the management of anaemia in surgical patients, there is
no pragmatic guidance for the diagnosis and management of anaemia and iron deficiency in …

Anemia is common in elective surgery and is an independent risk factor for morbidity and
mortality. Historical management of anemia has focused on the use of allogeneic blood …

Anaemia and iron deficiency (ID) are frequent complications in patients with solid tumours or
haematological malignancies, particularly in patients treated with chemotherapeutic agents …

Objectives To determine whether preoperative anemia, perioperative blood transfusion, and
predischarge anemia affect function and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) after hip …

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) often causes a significant amount of blood loss with an
accompanying decline in hemoglobin and may increase the frequency of allogeneic blood …

Both anaemia and blood transfusion are associated with poor outcomes in the neurosurgical
population. Based on the available literature, the optimal haemoglobin concentration for …

Pre‐operative anaemia and perioperative red blood cell transfusion carry significant
consequence when it comes to surgical outcomes. The establishment of patient‐centred …

Abstract Editor's Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic Epoetin-α is often
given to patients scheduled for major orthopedic surgery It remains unknown whether it is …

Background Perioperative administration of ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) was previously
shown to reduce both the need for transfusions and the hospital length of stay in patients …

Little has been published on blood management in total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and
TKA, respectively) patients focusing on both hematopoiesis and hemostasis. Our aim was to …