Prevalence of iron deficiency and red blood cell transfusions in surgical patients.

Rik Paulus Bernardus ToninoMichael WilsonJaap Jan ZwagingaMartin Roelof Schipperus

Published in: Vox sanguinis (2021)

Preoperative ID, in particular the functional/mixed type, was associated with a higher risk of receiving perioperative red cell transfusions as compared to patients without ID. Adequately treating ID might, therefore, reduce the need for perioperative red cell transfusions.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
patients undergoing
single cell
end stage renal disease
iron deficiency
cardiac surgery
cell therapy
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed