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- Title
Role of parenteral iron in the management of anaemia in the elderly patient undergoing displaced subcapital hip fracture repair: preliminary data.
- Authors
Cuenca, Jorge; García-Erce, José Antonio; Martínez, Angel A; Solano, Víctor M; Molina, Juan; Muñoz, Manuel
- Abstract
An important percentage of patients affected by hip fracture require the administration of allogenic blood transfusion (ABT) to avoid the risks of perioperative acute anaemia. However, concerns about ABT risks have led to the search for alternatives, especially in elective orthopaedic surgery.
- Publication
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 2005, Vol 125, Issue 5, p342
- ISSN
0936-8051
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00402-005-0809-3