title: How do we develop and implement a preoperative anemia clinic designed to improve perioperative outcomes and reduce cost?
abstract: Treatment of anemia is one of the four pillars of patient blood management programs. Preoperative anemia is common and associated with increased perioperative morbidity after surgery and increased rates of blood transfusion. Effective treatment of preoperative anemia, however, requires advanced screening, diagnosis, and initiation of therapy weeks before elective surgery. Here we describe the development and implementation of a preoperative anemia screening and treatment program at Duke University Hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Nicole R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Guinn
authors.affiliation: North American Partners in Anesthesia, Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Jason R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Guercio
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Aime
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grimsley
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Dinesh J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kurian
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Maria I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Bolognesi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Solomon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aronson
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*