Preoperative Anemia. Evaluation and Treatment

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 127-141

  Kansagra, Ankit J ^a   Stefan, Mihaela S ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimization; Patient blood management; Preoperative period; Surgery; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE ANEMIA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYMPTOM; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84959246856     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: 22103538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.10.011     Document Type: Review

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