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Background and aims: Anemia is a common feature in patients presenting for major elective surgery, and it is considered an independent risk factor associated with adverse outcomes. Although several studies suggest that preoperative anemia is associated with poor outcomes after elective orthopedic surgery, data are still scarce in middle-and low-income countries where this problem may be even greater. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of preoperative anemia in clinical outcomes in patients submitted to hip and knee arthroplasty in a single tertiary hospital.

Transfusional iron loading causes significant organ damage in patients with congenital or chronic acquired anemias. Iron chelation is therefore essential for a better quality of life and longevity with deferoxamine (DFO) being the most widely used drug. The amount of iron removed with intra

Mobilização e coleta das células progenitoras hemopoiéticas periféricas para transplante autólogo em pacientes onco-hematológicos Mobilization and harvest of periferal hemopoetic progenitor cells for autologus transplant in onco-hematological patients