Background Anaemia and iron deficiency are frequent in patients scheduled for cardiac
surgery. This study assessed whether immediate preoperative treatment could result in …

Anaemia is common in patients with cardiac disease and also in those undergoing cardiac
surgery. There is increasing evidence that preoperative anaemia is associated with …

OBJECTIVES Anaemia is a frequent complication after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.
Iron therapy has been variably employed by medical centres over the years. In our study we …

Background Preoperative anaemia affects one third of patients undergoing cardiac surgery
and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Although it is recommended that …

Background Preoperative anaemia affects a high proportion of patients undergoing major
elective surgery and is associated with poor outcomes. We aimed to test the hypothesis that …

Background Iron deficiency is frequent in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The
relevance of iron deficiency, however, is ill defined. Therefore, our study aimed to investigate …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine whether intravenous iron III-hydroxide
sucrose complex (IHSC) used alone was sufficient to provide rapid correction of anemia …

Background Anaemia is common in patients undergoing major surgery. The current
standard of care for patients with low haemoglobin in the peri-operative period is blood …

Background Despite increasing efforts in perioperative management, postoperative iron
deficiency anaemia persists, and few data are available about the management of this …

A multidisciplinary panel of physicians was convened by Network for Advancement of
Transfusion Alternatives to review the evidence on the efficacy and safety of iv iron …