Sep 7 to 14, 2010

Anemia and patient blood management in hip and knee surgery: a systematic review of the literature.

Spahn DR

Anesthesiology 2010 Aug;113(2):482-95.

More on this >>

This systematic review examines the characteristics of perioperative anemia, its association with clinical outcomes, and the effects of patient blood management ... 

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

Serrano-Trenas JA, Ugalde PF, Cabello LM, et al.

Transfusion 2010 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print]

More on this >>

This prospective randomized controlled trial investigated the efficacy of intravenous iron sucrose in reducing transfusion requirements in elderly patients ... 

Preoperative anemia in elective cardiac surgery: prevalence, risk factors, and influence on postoperative outcome.

Muñoz M, Ariza D, Gómez-Ramírez S, et al.

Transfus Alternat Transfus Med 2010;11(2):47-56.

More on this >>

This retrospective observational single-center study (n=576) reports a high prevalence of preoperative anemia (36.5%) in patients scheduled for elective ... 

ITO Textbook - Introduction: Iron Deficiency and Iron Therapy

ito

More on this >>

ITO Textbook - Chapter 4: Intravenous Iron Therapy in the Perisurgical Setting as an Alternative to Red Blood Cell Transfusions

ito

More on this >>

Intravenous Iron Spares Perisurgical Allogeneic Blood Transfusions

Beris, B

TATM 2004;6(1 Suppl):65-69

More on this >>