Why treat anemia in the preoperative period of joint replacement surgery with erythropoietin?

Ajay Kumar, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Vesselin Dimov, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Ajay Kumar, MD, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A13, Cleveland, OH 44195; kumara@ccf.org

Both authors reported that they have no commercial affiliations or financial interests that pose a potential conflict of interest with this article.

Ajay Kumar, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Vesselin Dimov, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Ajay Kumar, MD, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A13, Cleveland, OH 44195; kumara@ccf.org

Both authors reported that they have no commercial affiliations or financial interests that pose a potential conflict of interest with this article.

Ajay Kumar, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Vesselin Dimov, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Ajay Kumar, MD, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A13, Cleveland, OH 44195; kumara@ccf.org

Both authors reported that they have no commercial affiliations or financial interests that pose a potential conflict of interest with this article.