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Preoperative Anemia and Outcomes in Cardiovascular Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.108
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.