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Preoperative anemia in major elective surgery
Clarissa P. Skorupski, Matthew C. Cheung and Yulia Lin
CMAJ April 17, 2023 195 (15) E551; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221635
Clarissa P. Skorupski
Department of Medicine (Skorupski), University of Toronto; Odette Cancer Centre (Cheung), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; ICES Central (Cheung); Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Program (Lin), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Lin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Department of Medicine (Skorupski), University of Toronto; Odette Cancer Centre (Cheung), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; ICES Central (Cheung); Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Program (Lin), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Lin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Department of Medicine (Skorupski), University of Toronto; Odette Cancer Centre (Cheung), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; ICES Central (Cheung); Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Program (Lin), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Lin), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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- Skorupski, C. P., Cheung, M. C., & Lin, Y. (2023). Anémie préopératoire dans le contexte d’une intervention chirurgicale importante non urgente. CMAJ, 195(31), E1059-E1060. Accessed August 16, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221635-f.
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Preoperative anemia in major elective surgery
Clarissa P. Skorupski, Matthew C. Cheung, Yulia Lin
CMAJ Apr 2023, 195 (15) E551; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.221635
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- The prevalence of preoperative anemia is high
- Preoperative anemia leads to adverse outcomes
- A preoperative hemoglobin of 130 g/L or higher should be targeted for both sexes
- Patients undergoing major elective surgery, with expected blood loss of more than 500 mL, should be screened for anemia 6–8 weeks before their operation
- Preoperative iron deficiency anemia should be treated with iron supplementation
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