Clinical Study

The Impact of an Algorithm-Guided Management of Preoperative Anemia in Perioperative Hemoglobin Level and Transfusion of Major Orthopedic Surgery Patients

Figure 1

Preoperative diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm applied in Group II. Hb: hemoglobin; ID: iron deficiency; ACD: anemia of chronic disease; ESA: erythropoiesis stimulating agent; I.U.: international unit; s.c.: subcutaneous; i.v.: intravenous.
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