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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

20-11-2023 | Editorials

Anemia after cardiac surgery: what is its link to outcomes?

Authors: Sharon L. McCartney, MD, Nadia B. Hensley, MD, Ian Welsby, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

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Cardiac surgery encompasses multiple procedures on the heart and surrounding major vascular structures. In general, cardiac surgery has a higher risk than noncardiac surgery of major adverse postoperative outcomes, with specific procedural and patient characteristics that can individually or collectively elevate the risk. While preoperative anemia has been defined as one modifiable patient characteristic that can contribute to an increased risk of postoperative complications, the contribution of postoperative anemia is less clearly defined. In this issue of the Journal, Li et al. ¹ summarize the available literature on postoperative anemia and its contribution to adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery. …

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Title: Anemia after cardiac surgery: what is its link to outcomes?
Authors: Sharon L. McCartney, MD
Nadia B. Hensley, MD
Ian Welsby, MD
Publication date: 20-11-2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02649-2

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