Assessment of anaemia in elective pre-operative orthopaedic patients.

By:

Grant-Casey, J

Contributor(s):

Madgwick, K

Publication details: 2010ISSN:

00296570

Uniform titles:

Nursing Standard

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Summary: The transfusion of components made from human blood carries a small risk to the recipient. Pre-operative preparation, ensuring that the patient is not anaemic before surgery, is important to ensure that blood is not transfused unnecessarily. This article highlights that pre-operative anaemia is often not effectively managed in patients presenting for elective total hip replacement surgery, putting them at risk of unnecessary transfusion. A national comparative audit conducted by the authors suggests that there is a role for nurses who manage pre-operative assessment clinics to ensure that patients with anaemia are managed effectively before surgery. Nurses managing these clinics have an opportunity to decrease the need for peri-operative transfusion. The management of patients attending pre-operative assessment clinics should be reviewed to ensure that mechanisms are in place to allow the identification, investigation and treatment of anaemia.

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The transfusion of components made from human blood carries a small risk to the recipient.&nbsp;Pre-operative&nbsp;preparation, ensuring that the patient is not anaemic before surgery, is important to ensure that blood is not transfused unnecessarily. This article highlights that&nbsp;pre-operative&nbsp;anaemia&nbsp;is often not effectively managed in&nbsp;patients&nbsp;presenting for&nbsp;elective&nbsp;total hip replacement surgery, putting them at risk of unnecessary transfusion. A national comparative audit conducted by the authors suggests that there is a role for nurses who manage&nbsp;pre-operative&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;clinics to ensure that&nbsp;patients&nbsp;with&nbsp;anaemia&nbsp;are managed effectively before surgery. Nurses managing these clinics have an opportunity to decrease the need for peri-operative transfusion. The management of&nbsp;patients&nbsp;attending&nbsp;pre-operative&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;clinics should be reviewed to ensure that mechanisms are in place to allow the identification, investigation and treatment of&nbsp;anaemia.

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