Preoperative anemia displays a dose-dependent effect on complications in head and neck oncologic surgery.

Nicholas B AbtConstantine TarabanisAshley L MillerSidharth V PuramMark A Varvares

Published in: Head & neck (2019)

Anemia was associated with increased morbidity at hematocrit <27%. An inverse dose-dependent effect of decreasing hematocrit was observed for overall morbidity.

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