title: Perioperative anemia in the elderly.
abstract: Anemia is characterized by less than the normal number of red blood cells (RBCs) (as a result of underproduction, increased loss, or destruction) or decreased quantity of hemoglobin (Hgb) in the blood, thereby reducing the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Preoperative Assessment Consultation and Treatment Center, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44194, USA. kumara@ccf.org
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Carson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care