• J Knee Surg · Oct 2006

    Comparative Study

    Blood loss management in high-risk patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a comparison of two techniques.

    • Fred D Cushner, Gwo-Chin Lee, Giles R Scuderi, Steven J Arsht, and W Norman Scott.
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, New York, NY, USA.
    • J Knee Surg. 2006 Oct 1;19(4):249-53.

    AbstractAlthough it is well known that patients with preoperative hemoglobin levels <13.0 g/dL are at a higher risk for requiring postoperative transfusions, the ideal blood management strategy for this group of patients remains unclear. This study compared preoperative autologous donation with preoperative administration of epoetin alfa as a method to maximize perioperative hemoglobin levels and minimize blood transfusions in these high-risk patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Results show that both preoperative autologous donation and epoetin alfa were successful in decreasing the need for allogeneic blood transfusions following TKA in high-risk patients. Epoetin alfa was more effective in maximizing perioperative hemoglobin levels.

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