Erythropoietin And/Or Iron Sucrose For Perioperative Anemia Management In Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Efficacy and Safety of Erythropoietin And/Or Intravenous Iron Sucrose For Treatment of Anemia In Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Single-center Retrospective Study

Perioperative anemia is very common in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study retrospectively analyzes the use of rHuEPO and iron sucrose in patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty in order to observe the short-term efficacy and safety of rHuEPO and iron sucrose.

This study aims to explore whether short-term use of rHuEPO and iron sucrose can improve postoperative anemia and promote postoperative rehabilitation after hip and knee arthroplasty. According to different therapies of perioperative anemia , included subjects would be divided into rHuEPO monotherapy group, iron sucrose monotherapy group, rHuEPO combined with iron sucrose group and control group (without rHuEPO and iron sucrose).

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who underwent hip or knee arthroplasty between May 1, 2012 (included) and December 31, 2015 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital
2. Age ≥ 18 years, sex unlimited

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with serious absence of clinical data

2. Patients with rHuEPO contraindication

   1. Patients with uncontrolled severe hypertension
   2. Patients allergic to this product and other mammalian cell derivatives, or to human serum albumin
   3. Co-infected patients

3. Patients definitely allergic to iron sucrose injection

4. Patients with coagulation dysfunction