PROCRIT and Short-Term Outcomes in Orthopedic Surgery
Anemia, Surgery, Arthroscopy

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Anemia focused on measuring Anemia, erythropoetin, quality-of-life outcomes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Scheduled for primary unilateral knee arthroplasty with an expected discharge into an inpatient rehabilitation facility Hemoglobin >11 to <13 g/dL at screening and preoperative day -21 Age 18 years or older Female subjects must be post-menopausal for at least one year or surgically sterile (hysterectomy or tubal ligation). Women of childbearing age must have negative pregnancy test(s) (serum HCG RIA at screening and urine at preoperative day -21, if applicable Preoperative lead time of at least 21 days Exclusion Criteria: Medical conditions including: Known iron deficiency (defined as serum ferritin <50 mg/l) chronic renal failure, significant hematological disease, uncontrolled hypertension, new onset seizures/uncontrolled seizures Expected to need another lower extremity major joint replacement within six months Undergoing cancer chemotherapy History of thrombotic vascular events including but not limited to stroke, transient ischemic attack, myocardial infarction and deep venous thrombosis