Abstract:Abstract--Our objectives was to evaluate erythropoietin (EPO) administration for preoperative autologous blood donation from anemic patients scheduled for orthopedic surgery. EPO was administered to 170 patients intravenously (i.v.) and subcutaneously (s.c.), To compare the difference between i.v. and s.c. administration the hemoglobin recovery rates per 10 000 IU of EPO (uHRR) administered i.v. and s.c. were calculated_ The i.v, and s.c. uHRR increased by 7.0 and 3.3%, respectively, in patients with admission… Show more
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