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 …

Background—Preoperative anemia is an important risk factor for perioperative red blood cell
transfusions, which are associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality. Whether …

Background Preoperative anemia is common in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery.
However, its effect on postoperative outcomes remains controversial. This meta-analysis …

Background Previous studies have shown that preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing
cardiac surgery is associated with adverse outcomes. However, most of these studies were …

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 …

Objective To assess the effects of preoperative anemia on outcomes of cardiac surgery and
to explore the trend in mortality over an 8-year period. Methods During the study period …

Background Numerous published studies have explored associations between anaemia
and adverse outcomes after surgery. However, there are no evidence syntheses describing …

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 …

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 …

It is unknown if anemia in the absence of transfusions is an independent risk factor for
adverse outcomes in cardiac surgery, and if correction to higher hemoglobin targets impacts …