Allan M. Klompas, M.B., B.Ch., BAO

Making surgery work for Mayo nurse through Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program

Kenichea Nichols, a nursing education specialist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is used to advocating for her patients and colleagues. When she learned she needed a serious operation, she found herself leaning on colleagues to advocate for her. That meant looking at surgery in a different way. Kenichea has a history of having iron deficiency anemia and low red blood cell count — two factors that increase the risk of surgical complications. It also means…