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

Cardiac surgery is associated with perioperative blood loss and a high risk of allogeneic
blood transfusion. Patient blood management (PBM) in cardiac surgery contributes to the …

Importance Blood transfusion is one of the most frequently used therapies worldwide and is
associated with benefits, risks, and costs. Objective To develop a set of evidence-based …

Document Reviewers: Moritz WV Wyler von Ballmoos (USA), Mate Petricevic (Croatia), Arie
Pieter Kappetein (Netherlands), Miguel Sousa-Uva (Portugal), Georg Trummer (Germany) …

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

Anemia is common in patients with cardiac disease. Iron deficiency is the cause of anemia in
about 80% of all cases. Preoperative anemia is associated with an increased morbidity and …

Purpose We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effects of
anemia and anemia severity on patient outcomes in cardiac surgery and determine whether …

Anemia is a decrease in red blood cell mass, which leads to a reduction in oxygen delivery
to tissues. The 2003 to 2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) …

Background Anemia is a risk factor for adverse events after cardiac operations. We
evaluated the incremental value of preoperative anemia over the European System for …

BACKGROUND: It is still unclear whether patients with preoperative anemia have worse
outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than patients without preoperative …