Open AccessEffects of epoetin alfa on blood transfusions and postoperative recovery in orthopaedic surgery
Author(s) -
E. W. G. Weber,
R. Slappendel,
Y. Hémon,
Stefan Mähler,
Tore Dalén,
Eduard F A M Rouwet,
Jessica Van Os,
Alexander Vosmaer,
Peter van der Ark
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1017/s0265021505000426
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , epoetin alfa , blood transfusion , anesthesia , surgery , randomized controlled trial , chemotherapy
Preoperative epoetin alfa administration decreases transfusion requirements and may reduce transfusion complications, such as postoperative infection due to immune suppression and thus hospitalization time. This study examined the impact of preoperative epoetin alfa administration on postoperative recovery and infection rate.