Preoperative Anemia and Postoperative Outcomes in Immediate Breast Reconstructive Surgery: A Critical Analysis of 10,958 Patients from the ACS-NSQIP Database

Preoperative Anemia and Postoperative Outcomes in Immediate Breast Reconstructive Surgery: A Critical Analysis of 10,958 Patients from the ACS-NSQIP Database

Background: Preoperative anemia is independently associated with adverse outcomes after general and cardiac surgery. Outcomes after breast reconstruction are not established. We assessed the effect of preoperative anemia on 30-day postoperative morbidity and length of hospital stay (LOS) in patients...

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Main Authors: Karim A. Sarhane, MD, MSc, José M. Flores, MPH, Carisa M. Cooney, MPH, Francis M. Abreu, BS, Marcelo Lacayo, MD, Pablo A. Baltodano, MD, Zuhaib Ibrahim, MD, Mohammed Alrakan, MD, Gerald Brandacher, MD, Gedge D. Rosson, MD
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2013-08-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2013/08000/Article.1.aspx

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