Pre-operative anemia and transfusion are prevalent in patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery. Patient blood management by pre-operative administration of iron and/or erythropoietin is one of the best approaches to reduce pre-operative anemia and transfusion. In the present study, researchers investigated the influence of pre-operative preparation of patients with iron and/or erythropoietin who were undergoing elective orthopedic surgery. Study design: Single-centre, retrospective study with two cohorts was conducted.
Data of 5518 patients who underwent total hip or total knee replacement surgery between 2008 and 2014 was collected. Among them, 4352 patients were scrutinized as per the inclusion/exclusion criteria where 373 patients (test group) were treated with iron and/or erythropoietin, and 3979 patients did not receive iron and/or erythropoietin (control group). The…
