• Cleve Clin J Med · Sep 2006

    Why treat anemia in the preoperative period of joint replacement surgery with erythropoietin? IMPACT consults. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Cleveland Clinic Perioperative Medicine Summit.

    • Ajay Kumar and Vesselin Dimov.
    • Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. kumara@ccf.org
    • Cleve Clin J Med. 2006 Sep 1; 73 Electronic Suppl 1: S13-5.

    AbstractTreatment of anemia in the perioperative period of major orthopedic surgery decreases the need for blood transfusion and improves perioperative outcomes. Use of epoetin alfa in this setting is FDA-approved and provides significant benefit to qualified and carefully chosen patients.

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