Sequeira SB, Quinlan ND, Althoff AD, et al. - The present study was conducted to investigate iron deficiency anemia (IDA) as a risk factor for early postoperative complications following discharge and describe the hospital resource utilization of this patient population. Researchers distinguished individuals with a diagnosis of IDA who had undergone total hip arthroplasty (THA) from 2005 to 2014 in a national insurance database. They estimated the rates of postoperative medical complications and surgery-related complications, as well as hospital readmission, emergency department visits, and death. They identified and compared 98,681 patients with a preoperative diagnosis of IDA who had undergone THA with 386,724 controls. This study’s findings demonstrate that individuals with preoperative IDA undergoing THA are at greater risk of experiencing early postoperative complications and have greater utilization of hospital resources.