Roughly a third of surgical patients are found to have preoperative anaemia, with increased
prevalence seen in children and the elderly, females, and residents of low-income regions …

Perioperative anaemia is an independent risk factor for increased length of hospital and
intensive care stay, postoperative complications, and increased mortality. 1 It is a strong …

Blood conservation strategies and the management of perioper... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Blood conservation strategies and the management of perioperative …

Abstract Purpose of Review Anemia is a very common complication in the post-operative
period. Post-operative anemia is associated with poor outcomes including but not limited to …

Preoperative anemia is an independent risk factor for allogeneic blood transfusion in
surgical procedures associated with moderate‐to‐high perioperative blood loss. Allogeneic …

In major elective surgery, patient may be exposed to the effects of pre-operative anemia,
blood loss and red cell transfusion, all of which may adversely influence post-operative rates …

Anemia is common in the perioperative period and is associated with poor patient outcomes.
Remarkably, anemia is frequently ignored until hemoglobin levels drop low enough to …

Background: Preoperative anemia is common in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, with
iron deficiency being the most common cause of anemia in these patients. Patients who are …

Anemia is the most common hematological disease, and is defined by the World Health
Organization as a condition in which the number of red blood cells and consequently …

Preoperative anemia is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality and
with increased risk of perioperative transfusion. It is an important and modifiable risk factor …