A recent study, using public data from 187 countries worldwide and World Health
Organization (WHO) definitions of anaemia (Table I), found a significant decrement in the …

In major surgery, the implementation of multidisciplinary, multimodal and individualized
strategies, collectively termed Patient Blood Management, aims to identify modifiable risks …

Despite current recommendations on the management of pre‐operative anaemia, there is
no pragmatic guidance for the diagnosis and management of anaemia and iron deficiency in …

Background Retrospective studies suggest that preoperative anaemia is associated with
poor outcomes after surgery. The objective of this study was to describe mortality rates and …

This is the second European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation [ECCO] evidence-based
consensus on extraintestinal manifestations [EIMs] of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] and …

Pre‐operative anaemia in patients undergoing major surgical procedures has been linked to
poor outcomes. Therefore, early detection and treatment of pre‐operative anaemia is …

Objective: This article aims to provide the first systematic review of enhanced recovery after
surgery (ERAS) programs for esophagectomy and generate guidelines. Background: ERAS …

The prevention and treatment of iron deficiency is a major public health goal. Challenges in
the treatment of iron deficiency include finding and addressing the underlying cause and the …

1Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, 2NHS Blood and Transplant, Birmingham,
3University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, 4University Hospital …

Background Postoperative nosocomial infection (PNI) is a severe complication in surgical
patients. Known risk factors of PNI such as allogeneic blood transfusions (ABTs), anemia …