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Preoperative Anemia and Outcomes in Cardiovascular Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Submitted by: Emily RobinsonBronze Contributor

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Author(s): Hari Padmanabhan, Keith Siau, Jason Curtis, Alex Ng, Shyam Menon, Heyman Luckraz, Matthew J. Brookes

This review demonstrates that preoperative anemia is associated with increased mortality, AKI, CVA, and infection after cardiac surgery.  Preoperative anemia appears to be a modifiable risk factor.

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