Preoperative anemia and transfusion in cardiac surgery: a single-centre retrospective study

Abstract Background Preoperative anemia and transfusion are associated with worse outcomes. This study aims to identify the prevalence of preoperative anemia, transfusion rates on surgery day, and predictors of transfusion in elective cardiac surgery patients at our centre. We also aim to evaluate o...

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Main Authors: Quynh Nguyen, Eric Meng, Joel Berube, Richard Bergstrom, Wing Lam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01493-z