• Clin Geriatr Med · Aug 2019

    Review

    Implications of Anemia in the Elderly Undergoing Surgery.

    • Yilin Eileen Sim and Hairil Rizal Abdullah.
    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608, Singapore.
    • Clin Geriatr Med. 2019 Aug 1; 35 (3): 391-405.

    AbstractAnemia in the elderly is common and is associated with exposure to blood transfusion and higher perioperative morbidity and mortality. These patients would benefit from early diagnosis and work-up of the cause of preoperative anemia systematically. This can be done in preoperative anemia clinics as part of an overall patient blood management program. Iron-deficiency anemia is amenable to treatment with oral or intravenous iron. Intravenous iron leads to a more rapid hemoglobin response, and is devoid of gastrointestinal side effects. More data are needed to determine if preoperative correction of iron-deficiency anemia reduces the morbidity associated with anemia.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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