Cost-effectiveness analysis of ferric carboxymaltose in pre-operative haemoglobin optimisation in patients undergoing primary knee arthroplasty.

DISCUSSION: In primary knee arthroplasty, pre-operative haemoglobin optimisation with intravenous ferric carboxymaltose is less expensive than other reported patient blood management modalities and must be considered in patients with iron deficiency anaemia.
PMID: 30036177 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Blood Transfusion - June 26, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Basora M, Pereira A, Coca M, Tió M, Lozano L Tags: Blood Transfus Source Type: research