Non-anemic iron deficiency predicts prolonged hospitalisation following surgical aortic valve replacement: a single-centre retrospective study.
Matthew C FriseDavid A HoldsworthManraj S SandhuAdrian J MellorAdetayo S KasimHelen C HancockRebecca H MaierKeith L DorringtonPeter A RobbinsEnoch F AkowuahPublished in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2022)
These findings indicate that when defined using sTfR rather than ferritin, non-anemic iron deficiency predicts prolonged hospitalisation following surgical aortic valve replacement. Further studies are required to clarify the role of contemporary laboratory indices in the identification of preoperative iron deficiency in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. An interventional study of intravenous iron targeted at preoperative non-anemic iron deficiency is warranted.