Background Preoperative anaemia affects a high proportion of patients undergoing major
elective surgery and is associated with poor outcomes. We aimed to test the hypothesis that …

Abstract Patient Blood Management (PBM) is an evidence-based, multidisciplinary, patient-
centred approach to optimizing the care of patients who might need a blood transfusion. This …

Anaemia, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a haemoglobin
concentration< 13 g/dL for men and< 12 g/dL for women1, is a very common complication in …

Background Iron deficiency is frequent in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The
relevance of iron deficiency, however, is ill defined. Therefore, our study aimed to investigate …

BACKGROUND Anaemia affects 30-50% of patients before they undergo major surgery.
Preoperative anaemia is associated with increased need for blood transfusion …

Despite the reported benefits of intravenous iron therapy (IVIT) for correcting iron deficiency
anemia (IDA) before any major surgery and the evidence thereof, perioperative allogenic …

Although red blood cells (RBCs) transfusion is sometimes associated with adverse
reactions, anemia could also lead to increased morbidity and mortality in high-risk patients …

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

Objectives Preoperative anaemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We
sought to determine the relative frequencies of the different causes of anaemia including …

Background The prevalence of low pre-operative hemoglobin (Hb) among cardiac surgery
patients is high. As iron homeostasis is often impaired in these patients, restoration of iron …