Postoperative Hemoglobin Drop and the Associated Factors among Elective Orthopedic Surgeries in Northern Tanzania.

Abdel AshirElifuraha G MayaShahnoor Ruhulamin SaiyedTaher Muslim AlimohamedMubashir Alavi JusabaniKulthum A Abdel Abid M SadiqAli Mohamed AliFaiton Ndesanjo Mandari

Published in: Advances in orthopedics (2024)

With a mean Hb drop of 2.75 g/dL, the application of diathermy and surgeries with shorter durations resulted in a reduced Hb drop. These factors should be incorporated to minimize the drop in Hb in orthopedic surgeries. Accounting for differences in surgeries, there should not be delays in patients who have a preoperative Hb level that can sustain the mean Hb drop recorded in the study.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis