PostOp indicates postoperative; RCT, randomized controlled trial; Hb, hemoglobin; POD, postoperative day; PreOp, preoperative; EPO, erythropoietin; PeriOP, perioperative; G1, group 1; G2, group 2; pt, patient; G3, group 3; ABT, autologous blood transfusion.

Courtesy of Dr. Manuel Munoz, Transfusion Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Malaga, Spain, and Dr. Jose Garcia-Erce, Department of Hematology and Hemotherapy, University Hospital Miguel, Server, Zaragoza, Spain.