Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Transfusion Therapy - Pharmacologic Therapy
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Erythropoietin (EPO) increases RBC mass by stimulating the proliferation and development of erythroid precursor cells. Recombinant EPO can be administered before elective surgery to increase RBC production. However, its role in the perioperative period is unclear, and its use may be associated with an increased incidence of hypertension and adverse thrombotic events.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Transfusion Therapy - Pharmacologic Therapy." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728393/all/The_Postanesthesia_Care_Unit___Hemodynamic_and_Cardiovascular_Complications.
Transfusion Therapy - Pharmacologic Therapy. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728393/all/The_Postanesthesia_Care_Unit___Hemodynamic_and_Cardiovascular_Complications. Accessed July 17, 2025.
Transfusion Therapy - Pharmacologic Therapy. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728393/all/The_Postanesthesia_Care_Unit___Hemodynamic_and_Cardiovascular_Complications
Transfusion Therapy - Pharmacologic Therapy [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 17]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728393/all/The_Postanesthesia_Care_Unit___Hemodynamic_and_Cardiovascular_Complications.
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