Patient blood management in Europe

A Shander, H Van Aken, MJ Colomina… - British journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Preoperative anaemia is common in patients undergoing orthopaedic and other major
surgery. Anaemia is associated with increased risks of postoperative mortality and morbidity …

The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma

DR Spahn, B Bouillon, V Cerny, J Duranteau… - Critical care, 2019 - Springer
Background Severe traumatic injury continues to present challenges to healthcare systems
around the world, and post-traumatic bleeding remains a leading cause of potentially …

The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma

R Rossaint, B Bouillon, V Cerny, TJ Coats, J Duranteau… - Critical care, 2016 - Springer
Background Severe trauma continues to represent a global public health issue and mortality
and morbidity in trauma patients remains substantial. A number of initiatives have aimed to …

Red blood cell transfusion for people undergoing hip fracture surgery

SJ Brunskill, SL Millette, A Shokoohi… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The incidence of hip fracture is increasing and it is more common with
increasing age. Surgery is used for almost all hip fractures. Blood loss occurs as a …

Very‐short‐term perioperative intravenous iron administration and postoperative outcome in major orthopedic surgery: a pooled analysis of observational data from …

M Muñoz, S Gómez‐Ramírez, J Cuenca… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Postoperative nosocomial infection (PNI) is a severe complication in surgical
patients. Known risk factors of PNI such as allogeneic blood transfusions (ABTs), anemia …

Iron therapy for preoperative anaemia

O Ng, BD Keeler, A Mishra, JA Simpson… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Preoperative anaemia is common and occurs in 5% to 76% of patients
preoperatively. It is associated with an increased risk of perioperative allogeneic blood …

Perioperative anaemia management: consensus statement on the role of intravenous iron

P Beris, M Munoz, JA García-Erce… - British journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
A multidisciplinary panel of physicians was convened by Network for Advancement of
Transfusion Alternatives to review the evidence on the efficacy and safety of iv iron …

Strategies for blood management in orthopaedic and trauma surgery

R Lemaire - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British …, 2008 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Several aspects of the management of an orthopaedic surgical patient are not directly
related to the surgical technique but are nevertheless essential for a successful outcome …

Role of perioperative intravenous iron therapy in elderly hip fracture patients: a single‐center randomized controlled trial

JA Serrano‐Trenas, PF Ugalde, LM Cabello… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: The main objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of
intravenous (IV) iron sucrose therapy reducing transfusion requirements in elderly patients …

Efficacy and safety of erythropoietin and intravenous iron in perioperative blood management: a systematic review

DM Lin, ES Lin, MH Tran - Transfusion medicine reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
The use of erythropoietin (EPO) and intravenous (IV) iron as bloodless therapeutic
modalities is being explored in the current era of restrictive transfusion strategies and …