Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Cardiac Surgery

Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Cardiovascular Surgery

Anemia and preoperative iron deficit in cardiac surgery are associated by an increased volume of transfusion and an increase in complications and/or mortality. Recent studies have shown that EPO and iron administration the days preceding the operation results in a reduction of perioperative transfusion for patients with preoperative anemia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient with cardiac surgery
• With iron deficiency with or without anemia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Anemia without iron deficiency
• Iron overload
• Jehovah's witnesses
• Endocarditis
• Treating neoplasia
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• With infection
• Alfa-epoetin hypersensitivity
• Hypersensitivity of hamster's protein
• Erythroblastopenia induced by erythropoietin
• Ferinject or mannitol allergy