Does the preoperative iron status predict transfusion requirement of orthopedic patients?

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-217

  Fotland, Solveig Simmenes ^a   Reikvam, Håkon ^b   Hervig, Tor ^c   Seghatchian, Jerard ^d  

^a Haraldsplass Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Blood Components/Apheresis Technology and Haemostasis/Thrombosis Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anemia; Blood transfusion; Iron; Orthopedic surgery

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67349088718     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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