Perioperative anemia in the elderly.
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.
Kumar
Ajay
A
Internal Medicine Preoperative Assessment Consultation and Treatment Center, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44194, USA. kumara@ccf.org
Carson
Jeffrey L
JL
D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care