European journal of anaesthesiology
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
PREPARE: the prevalence of perioperative anaemia and need for patient blood management in elective orthopaedic surgery: A multicentre, observational study.
Patient blood management (PBM) can prevent preoperative anaemia, but little is known about practice in Europe. ⋯ Most patients who underwent elective orthopaedic surgery had normal preoperative Hb levels but became anaemic after the procedure. Those who were anaemic prior to surgery had an increased intraoperative transfusion risk and postoperative complication rate. PBM measures such as iron status assessment and strategies to avoid transfusion are still underused in Europe.
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Letter Case Reports
Anaesthesia for orphan disease: Anaesthesia for Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez syndrome.