title: Perioperative assessment of the elective orthopedic surgery patient.
abstract: There are a number of safe and cost-effective therapeutic options for the potential management of all patients without allogeneic blood transfusion. Orthopedic surgeons should consider blood management using these options for all patients to provide them with safe and effective therapy, while minimizing the risks of allogeneic blood and preserving our decreasing blood resources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Agnes HealthCare, 900 Caton Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229, USA. rspence@stagnes.org
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parce
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures