Role of preoperative erythropoietin in the optimization of preoperative anemia among surgical patients — A systematic review and meta-analysis

Preoperative anemia is a common finding. Preoperative allogeneic transfusion, iron therapy, vitamin supplementation and erythropoietin therapy are the current management strategies for preoperative anemia. Previous reviews regarding erythropoietin were limited to specialties, provided little evidenc...

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Published in:	Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Main Authors:	Sheikh Muhammad Ebad Ali, Muhammad Hassan Hafeez, Omar Nisar, Sarosh Fatima, Humaira Ghous, Mahwish Rehman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-01-01
Subjects:	Erythropoietin Preoperative anemia Iron therapy Transfusion Preoperative care
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2531137921000067