Perioperative Blood Management of Preoperative Anemia Determines Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Pancreatic Surgery.

Florian OehmeS HempelR KnoteD AddaiM DistlerB MuessleU BorkJ WeitzT WelschC Kahlert

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)

Preoperative anemia is a prevalent, independent, and adjustable factor in pancreatic surgery, which poses a significant risk for postoperative complications irrespective of the entity of the underlying disease. It should therefore be understood as an adjustable factor rather than an indicator of underlying disease severity.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass
chronic kidney disease
iron deficiency
surgical site infection
cardiac surgery
coronary artery disease
acute kidney injury