Muñoz, MAcheson, A GBisbe, EButcher, AGómez-Ramírez, SKhalafallah, A AKehlet, HKietaibl, SLiumbruno, G MMeybohm, PRao Baikady, RShander, ASo-Osman, CSpahn, D RKlein, A A2023-01-252023-01-252018-07-31http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12780Despite numerous guidelines on the management of anaemia in surgical patients, there is no pragmatic guidance for the diagnosis and management of anaemia and iron deficiency in the postoperative period. A number of experienced researchers and clinicians took part in a two-day expert workshop and developed the following consensus statement. After presentation of our own research data and local policies and procedures, appropriate relevant literature was reviewed and discussed. We developed a series of best-practice and evidence-based statements to advise on patient care with respect to anaemia and iron deficiency in the postoperative period. These statements include: a diagnostic approach to iron deficiency and anaemia in surgical patients; identification of patients appropriate for treatment; and advice on practical management and follow-up that is easy to implement. Available data allow the fulfilment of the requirements of Pillar 1 of Patient Blood Management. We urge national and international research funding bodies to take note of these recommendations, particularly in terms of funding large-scale prospective, randomised clinical trials that can most effectively address the important clinical questions and this clearly unmet medical need.enAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/anaemiaerythropoiesis stimulating agentsiron deficiencyiron supplementationpostoperative periodtransfusionAnemiaBlood TransfusionConsensusHumansInternationalityIronPostoperative ComplicationsSurgical Procedures, Operativeresearch article30062700open access10.1111/anae.143581365-2044PMC6686161https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.14358https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6686161/pdf