An adult is having major orthopaedic surgery where blood loss above 500 mL is expected and no contraindication exists. Which blood-conservation medici...

Question

An adult is having major orthopaedic surgery where blood loss above 500 mL is expected and no contraindication exists. Which blood-conservation medicine should be offered?

Accepted Answer

Give tranexamic acid before or during the operation

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Give recombinant erythropoietin during the operation

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Give a prophylactic platelet pool before the operation

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Give two red-cell units before the operation

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Give intravenous vitamin K before the operation

Perioperative Transfusion — MRCP Part 1 MCQ

An adult is having major orthopaedic surgery where blood loss above 500 mL is expected and no contraindication exists. Which blood-conservation medicine should be offered?