title: [Anaemia treatment in gynaecology: use of epoetin in onco-gynaecology and gynaecological surgery].
abstract: In gynaecology, anaemia treatment is indicated in extremely different situations. In cancer patients, treatment with epoetin can relieve fatigue and improve quality of life. In these patients, epoetin treatment can also have a positive influence on survival through increasing the efficacy of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Recent data are presented. In gynaecological surgery, the use of epoetin--based on results in oncology and orthopaedic surgery--makes a constructive contribution to the improvement of quality of life and during patient recovery through rapid normalisation of perioperative anaemia, thus reducing the risk of a transfusion with donated blood. Encouraging data from recent publications concerning the prevention of PRCA under epoetin treatment are presented.
authors.affiliation: FMH médecine interne, oncologie-hématologie, Clinique de Genolier 1272 Genolier.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kirchner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D000068817:Epoetin Alfa; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005221:Fatigue; D005260:Female; D006397:Hematinics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D006397:Hematinics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin; D000068817:Epoetin Alfa