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

Table 2

Therapeutic costs.

Group I (𝑛=101)			Group II ( 𝑛=234)
Product	Quantity	€/unit	Product	Quantity	€/unit
			i.v. iron
			200 mg	24	27.32€ per 100 mg
			1000 mg	8
			ESA
			40000 I.E.	24	Free of charge
			10000 I.E.	8	0.69€ per 1000 I.E.
RBC units	27	135€	RBC units	35	135€
Total costs: 3645€			Total costs: 8277.16€
Costs per patient: 36.08€			Costs per patient: 35.37€

The data are calculated in Euro (€). Ferric carboxymaltose (Ferinject, Vifor Pharma Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria) was used for i.v. iron substitution. Erythropoietin zeta (Retacrit, Astro-Pharma GmbH, Vienna, Austria) was used for ESA-substitution. i.v.: intravenous; ESA: erythropoiesis stimulating agent; RBC: red blood cells.