‘Fit to fly’: overcoming barriers to preoperative haemoglobin optimization in surgical patients† M. Muñoz, S. Gómez-Ramírez, S. Kozek-Langeneker, A. Shander, T. Richards, J. Pavía, H. Kehlet, A.G. Acheson, C. Evans, R. Raobaikady, M. Javidroozi, M. Auerbach British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 115, Issue 1, Pages 15-24 (July 2015) DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev165 Copyright © 2015 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Requirements for implementing Patient Blood Management programs. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2015 115, 15-24DOI: (10.1093/bja/aev165) Copyright © 2015 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Relative RBC loss according to gender and surgical procedure (a), and ABT probability in lower limb arthroplasty, according to gender and preoperative haemoglobin concentration (b). THR, Total hip replacement; TKR, total knee replacement; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; Hb, haemoglobin; ABT, allogeneic blood transfusion. *P<0.001. (Data from ref. 27 and 28; see ref. 27 for details on relative RBC loss calculation). British Journal of Anaesthesia 2015 115, 15-24DOI: (10.1093/bja/aev165) Copyright © 2015 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Example of an algorithm for anaemia classification in major surgery patients. IDA: Iron deficiency anaemia; ACI: Anaemia of chronic inflammation; ID: Iron deficiency; TSAT: transferrin saturation. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2015 115, 15-24DOI: (10.1093/bja/aev165) Copyright © 2015 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions