In a rigorous medical records study covering tens of thousands of patients, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that some patients with preoperative anemia have better outcomes if they get iron infusions before surgery rather than standard red blood cell transfusions.
Johns Hopkins Medicine Jul 25 2024
Steven Frank, M.D., professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine In the new study, the Johns Hopkins Medicine research team used data from the TriNetX Research Network database, a global network of health care organizations that pool de-identified patient information. The team's analysis used such information gathered between 2003 and 2023 on 154,358 patients over 18 years old with a diagnosis of iron-deficient anemia prior to surgery.
"The Joint Commission and the American Medical Association named blood transfusion as the No. 1 overused procedure in 2012. For perspective, also on the list was antibiotic use to treat the common cold," says Frank. "Research shows reducing blood transfusions can improve patient outcomes, and providing patients with preoperative iron infusions is an easy way to do so."
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