Preoperative Anemia Screening and Treatment Practices in Patients Having Total Joint Replacement Surgery: A Retrospective, Observational Audit.
Alana DelaforceLemya GaleelEdgar PoonCameron P HurstJed DuffJudy MundayJanet Rea HardyPublished in: Journal of blood medicine (2020)
Tests ordered for patients having major surgery should include iron studies, renal function, CRP and full blood count to enable detection and classification of preoperative anemia. Timing of screening relative to surgery needs to be sufficient to allow patient optimisation to occur. Appropriate treatment should be provided to anaemic patients to prevent unnecessary blood transfusions and reduce the length of stay. A standardised preoperative anemia pathway may assist in improving practice.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- patients undergoing
- peritoneal dialysis
- machine learning
- deep learning
- case report
- cross sectional
- patient reported outcomes
- peripheral blood
- quality improvement
- replacement therapy