The Prevalence and Significance of Low Preoperative Hemoglobin in ASA 1 or 2 Outpatient Surgery Candidates

The Prevalence and Significance of Low Preoperative Hemoglobin in ASA 1 or 2 Outpatient Surgery Candidates

Asymptomatic anemia in healthy patients undergoing low risk surgery is rare. In this retrospective study, we examined the records of 9584 ASA class I–II patients scheduled for elective low risk surgery who had a preoperative hemoglobin (hgb) test for the presence of anemia. Hgb 9 g/dL. In all cases,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anesthesia and analgesia 2005-11, Vol.101 (5), p.1337-1340
Hauptverfasser: Olson, Ronald P., Stone, Alan, Lubarsky, David
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
Anemia - epidemiology
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Transfusion
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Asymptomatic anemia in healthy patients undergoing low risk surgery is rare. In this retrospective study, we examined the records of 9584 ASA class I–II patients scheduled for elective low risk surgery who had a preoperative hemoglobin (hgb) test for the presence of anemia. Hgb 9 g/dL. In all cases, management decisions were based on clinical factors rather than the preoperative hemoglobin test. In healthy patients undergoing low risk elective surgery, routine preoperative hgb testing is not indicated.
ISSN:0003-2999
1526-7598
DOI:10.1213/01.ANE.0000180836.02142.E6