The association between pre-transfusion hemoglobin levels and thalassemia complications.

Wasuwit WanchaitanawongAdisak TantiworawitPokpong PiriyakhuntornThanawat RattanathammetheeSasinee HantrakoolChatree Chai-AdisaksophaEkarat RattarittamrongLalita NorasetthadaPiangrawee NiprapanKanda FanhchaksaiPimlak Charoenkwan

Published in: Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (2021)

Lower Hb level was associated with more frequent complications in both TDT and NTDT patients. The Hb cutoff levels to predict these complications were identified.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
risk factors
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cardiac surgery
red blood cell