Pre-operative anaemia
Supporting healthcare professionals to identify and manage pre-operative anaemia
The guidance from the regulatory bodies
Added to this page 1 July 2021
British Society of Haematology (BSH)
GPP Preoperative patient blood management during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic (BSH)
International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT)
Modern iron replacement therapy: clinical and pathophysiological insights
(International Journal of Haematology)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality statements
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) transfusion guidelines
Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme (PQIP)
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) guidelines for management of iron deficiency in adults
The toolkits
NHSBT Patient Blood Management
Quality improvement for surgical teams
The information for patients
Quality improvement
How patient-level costing (PLICS) can support quality improvement - 60 minute webinar
The research
Added to this page 1 July 2021
- NICE clinical knowledge summary. anaemia - iron deficiency (revised)
- Iron deficiency without anaemia: A diagnosis that matters
- Current concepts in the evaluation and management of preoperative anaemia
- Screening and treating pre-operative anaemia and suboptimal iron stores in elective colorectal surgery: a cost effectiveness analysis
A pre-operative anaemia service to avoid unnecessary blood transfusions
Alternate day oral iron dosing in iron deficiency anaemia
International consensus statement on the peri-operative management of anaemia and iron deficiency
NICE clinical knowledge summary. anaemia - B12 and folate deficiency
Improving patient outcomes
Early identification and management of anaemia pre-operatively improves patient outcomes.
Up to 75%
The estimated percentage of pre-op patients who may be anaemic.
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