- Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease
- Anemia Related to Chemotherapy
- Anemia and Elective Surgery
- Anemia in Zidovudine-treated HIV Patients
What Is Elective Surgery?
Blood Management Options
What Is Anemia?
Treatments for Anemia Prior to Certain Surgeries
What Is PROCRIT®?
What are the Indications and Important Information for PROCRIT®?
FAQs
Treatments for Anemia Prior to Certain Surgeries
Treatments for anemia prior to certain surgeries may include iron, vitamin B12, blood transfusions, and/or erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs).
A blood transfusion is a procedure in which blood is given to you through an intravenous (IV) line. Blood transfusions can treat anemia when the body cannot make enough blood properly. Your doctor will determine if a blood transfusion is needed.
ESAs are a class of drugs that stimulate the bone marrow to make more red blood cells. PROCRIT®, an ESA, may be used in the treatment of anemia to reduce the need for blood transfusion in patients undergoing certain types of surgery when patients are unwilling or unable to donate their own blood.
A blood transfusion is a procedure in which blood is given to you through an intravenous (IV) line. Blood transfusions can treat anemia when the body cannot make enough blood properly. Your doctor will determine if a blood transfusion is needed.
ESAs are a class of drugs that stimulate the bone marrow to make more red blood cells. PROCRIT®, an ESA, may be used in the treatment of anemia to reduce the need for blood transfusion in patients undergoing certain types of surgery when patients are unwilling or unable to donate their own blood.
