Hip and knee joint disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Included patients were between 18-80 years of age, proposed for primary unilateral THA/TKA for end-stage hip/knee arthropathy, with a combination of mild preoperative anemia (90 < Hb < 130 in men and 90 < Hb < 120 in women) as well as new-onset postoperative anemia (90 < Hb < 130 in men and 90 < Hb < 120 in women)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. complex primary surgery, revision surgery, tumor resection, etc.; 2. known allergy to rhEPO, iron, vitamin B12, or folic acid, 3. use of spinal anesthesia; 4. history of hematopoietic or bleeding disorders; (v) history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) on anticoagulant therapy (warfarin or heparin); 5. receiving iron and/or rhEPO within 3 months prior to admission, 6. preoperative hepatic or renal insufficiency; 7. severe cardiac and/or cerebrovascular comorbidities; 8. those who refused to participate in the study; and 9. those who combined with intractable anemia and poor recovery from systemic therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemoglobin level;Blood loss volume;The rate of allogeneic blood transfusion(ABT);Reticulocyte level; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The total amount of red blood cells lost;The incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications during the perioperative period;The incidence of venous thromboembolism;adverse reactions related to drugs;Incidence of postoperative complications ;Harris Hip Score and Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score;range of motion of hip and knee;Length of stay;Patient satisfaction; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Department of Orthopaedic surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University.