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Think Presurgical Management of Anemia to Reduce Transfusions1

Incidence of Transfusion Is High1-4

29% In Total Knee-Replacement (TKR) Patients 31% In Total Hip-Replacement (THR) Patients
  • In one study, 29% of hospital discharges in patients with TKR and 31% of hospital discharges with THR received transfusions2
    • According to a retrospective clinical study using the PREMIER™ Perspective Comparative Hospital Database; TKR (n = 11,485*; THR (n = 7260)*2-4
  • Hip and knee arthroplasties were ranked the second and third most commonly associated with transfusion5

*n = hospital discharges.

1.Goodnough LT, Shander A, Spivak JL, et al. Detection, evaluation, and management of anemia in the elective surgical patient. Anesth Analg. 2005;101(6):1858-1861.

2.Data on file, Janssen Biotech, 09/2009.

3.Stemkowski S, Bailey RA, McKenzie RS, Piech CT. Evaluation of blood transfusion utilization in patients undergoing elective total knee replacement (TKR) surgery. Poster presented at: the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM) Annual Meeting; September 11-13, 2009; Kansas City, MO.

4.Stemkowski S, Bailey RA, McKenzie RS, Piech CT. Evaluation of blood transfusion utilization in patients undergoing elective total hip replacement (THR) surgery. Poster presented at: the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM) Annual Meeting; September 11-13, 2009; Kansas City, MO.

5.Patel ST, Anastassopoulos KP, Lerner JH, et al. Clinical and economic outcomes associated with blood transfusion during inpatient hospitalization: an analysis of the 2004 healthcare cost and utilization project nationwide inpatient sample database. Poster presented at: the 11th Annual European Congress of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR); November 8-11, 2008; Athens, Greece.

 

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