Preoperative anemia and outcomes in cardiovascular surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis

H Padmanabhan, K Siau, J Curtis, A Ng… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Preoperative anemia is common in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery.
However, its effect on postoperative outcomes remains controversial. This meta-analysis …

Risk associated with preoperative anemia in cardiac surgery: a multicenter cohort study

K Karkouti, DN Wijeysundera, WS Beattie - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Preoperative anemia is an important risk factor for perioperative red blood cell
transfusions, which are associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality. Whether …

Preoperative anemia increases mortality and postoperative morbidity after cardiac surgery

A Miceli, F Romeo, M Glauber, PM de Siena… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2014 - Springer
Background Anemia is an established adverse risk factor in cardiovascular disease.
However, the effect of preoperative anemia is not well defined in heart surgery. This study …

Impact of preoperative anemia on outcome in adult cardiac surgery: a propensity-matched analysis

M Ranucci, U Di Dedda, S Castelvecchio… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Preoperative anemia is not considered an operative mortality risk factor by
the majority of the risk stratification tools used in cardiac surgery. However, retrospective …

[HTML][HTML] Does the severity of preoperative anemia or blood transfusion have a stronger impact on long-term survival after cardiac surgery?

C Von Heymann, L Kaufner, M Sander, C Spies… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Preoperative anemia and transfusion are associated with increased morbidity
and mortality in cardiac surgery patients. It is unclear which of these factors plays the leading …

Meta-analysis of the association between preoperative anaemia and mortality after surgery

AJ Fowler, T Ahmad, MK Phull, S Allard… - Journal of British …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Numerous published studies have explored associations between anaemia
and adverse outcomes after surgery. However, there are no evidence syntheses describing …

Association between anemia and blood transfusion with long-term mortality after cardiac surgery

H Padmanabhan, MJ Brookes, AM Nevill… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Preoperative anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion are both associated
with in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Preoperative anaemia and postoperative outcomes in non-cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study

KM Musallam, HM Tamim, T Richards, DR Spahn… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Preoperative anaemia is associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac
surgery but outcomes after non-cardiac surgery are not well established. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Preoperative anemia versus blood transfusion: which is the culprit for worse outcomes in cardiac surgery?

DJ LaPar, RB Hawkins, TL McMurry, JM Isbell… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Reducing blood product utilization after cardiac surgery has become a focus of
perioperative care as studies have suggested improved outcomes. The relative impact of …

Risk associated with preoperative anemia in noncardiac surgery: a single-center cohort study

WS Beattie, K Karkouti, DN Wijeysundera… - The Journal of the …, 2009 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Preoperative anemia is an important risk factor for perioperative red blood cell
transfusions and has been shown to be independently associated with adverse outcomes …