Centre for Perioperative Care anaemia guideline: implications for anaesthesia

Tristan Hawkins; Seema Agarwal; Caroline R Evans

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2022.11.009

Centre for Perioperative Care anaemia guideline: implications for anaesthesia

Br J Anaesth. 2023 Feb;130(2):115-119. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.11.009. Epub 2023 Jan 1.

Authors

Tristan Hawkins¹, Seema Agarwal², Caroline R Evans³

Affiliations

¹ University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. Electronic address: Tristan.hawkins@wales.nhs.uk.
² Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester, UK.
³ University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.

PMID: 36593165
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.11.009

Abstract

The Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) has published in September 2022 guidance addressing perioperative anaemia. This editorial addresses the definition of anaemia for women and management of borderline anaemia in women. We also address implications of the CPOC guidance for anaesthetists and the future direction of anaemia research and management.

Keywords: anaemia; guidelines; iron; multidisciplinary; patient blood management; perioperative outcomes; preoperative; sex differences.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anemia* / diagnosis
Anemia* / therapy
Anesthesia*
Blood Transfusion
Female
Humans
Perioperative Care