Optimización de la hemoglobina preoperatoria en cirugía ortopédica mayor utilizando hierro intravenoso con o sin eritropoyetina. Estudio epidemiológico

In patients with iron deficiency anaemia, the effectiveness of iron sucrose treatment to optimize Hb before surgery was moderate; adjuvant administration of erythropoietin improved the results. Determination of functional iron status parameters may improve the treatment effectiveness.