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Preoperative Anemia Management In Adult Outpatient Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgical Patients To Improve Treatment Of Preoperative Anemia, Katherine Mills
Preoperative Anemia Management In Adult Outpatient Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgical Patients To Improve Treatment Of Preoperative Anemia, Katherine Mills
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The transfusion of blood products can lead to life-threatening complications after surgery. In addition, blood products are a scarce and expensive resource. Even though anemia in coronary artery bypass surgery patients is currently undertreated, research has shown that the intravenous infusion of iron products, as well as a single dose of erythropoietin-alpha prior to surgery, decreases the amount of blood products used in the perioperative setting. The goal of this pilot project was to increase the number of patients screened for anemia, and if necessary, treated prior to coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Methods: This was a practice improvement, pilot …
Is Iron Sucrose (Venofer) A Safe Treatment For People With Chronic Kidney Disease?, Kait Reid
Is Iron Sucrose (Venofer) A Safe Treatment For People With Chronic Kidney Disease?, Kait Reid
PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine if Iron Sucrose (Venofer) is a safe treatment for people with Chronic Kidney Disease.