Fu-Qiang Zhang, Yong-Ze Yang, Peng-Fei Li, Guo-Rong Ma, An-Ren Zhang, Hui Zhang, Hong-Zhang Guo
PURPOSE: Preoperative anemia increases postoperative morbidity, mortality, and the risk of allogeneic transfusion. However, the incidence of preoperative anemia in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and its relationship to postoperative outcomes has not been previously reported. METHODS: We conducted a comprehensive literature search through PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Sincien, and Embase from inception to July 2023 to investigate the prevalence of preoperative anemia in patients undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty, comorbidities between anemic and non-anemicpatients before surgery, and postoperative outcomes...
April 18, 2024: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research