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

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: Preoperative anemia is an independent risk factor for higher rates of blood
transfusion in cardiac surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of intravenous iron …

Background: Intravenous iron (FeIV) has been used increasingly, alone or in combination
with recombinant erythropoietin, to promote red cell production as part of a blood …

Introduction: Based upon the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data,
iron deficiency anemia is the cause of at least 20% of cases of anemia in adults over the age …

Background Anemia is a frequent complication after cardiac surgery especially following
reoperation due to previous prosthetic valve failure or multiple valve surgery (including …

Background and Objectives Preoperative diagnosis and treatment of anaemia are important
to minimize adverse postoperative outcomes. This audit reviewed red cell transfusion …

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of routine intravenous iron in surgical patients with
iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Background: Anemia is the most common medical disease in …

In recent observational studies encompassing thousands of surgical patients, the
prevalence of preoperative anaemia varied between 10% and 50%, 1 and was associated …

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is frequent after cardiac surgery and is associated with
increased morbidity and mortality. In a retrospective study, we analyzed 106 patients with …