The prevalence and association with transfusion, intensive care unit stay and mortality of pre‐operative anaemia in a cohort of cardiac surgery patients

Summary Anaemia is increasingly prevalent in the United Kingdom. Despite recommendations to the contrary, many patients undergo cardiac surgery with undiagnosed and untreated anaemia. According to the World Health Organization definition, 1463/2688 (54.4%) patients undergoing cardiac surgery between...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 2011-09, Vol.66 (9), p.812-818
Main Authors: Hung, M., Besser, M., Sharples, L. D., Nair, S. K., Klein, A. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anemia
Anemia - epidemiology
Anemia - therapy
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - mortality
Cohort Studies
Erythrocyte Transfusion
Female
Heart surgery
Hemoglobin
Humans
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Length of Stay
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mortality
Prevalence
Risk factors
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Summary:Summary Anaemia is increasingly prevalent in the United Kingdom. Despite recommendations to the contrary, many patients undergo cardiac surgery with undiagnosed and untreated anaemia. According to the World Health Organization definition, 1463/2688 (54.4%) patients undergoing cardiac surgery between 2008 and 2009 in our institution were anaemic. Compared with non‐anaemic patients, anaemia was significantly associated with transfusion (791 (54.1%) vs 275 (22.4%), p 
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06819.x