Iron deficiency

SR Pasricha, J Tye-Din, MU Muckenthaler… - The Lancet, 2021‏ - thelancet.com
Iron deficiency is one of the leading contributors to the global burden of disease, and
particularly affects children, premenopausal women, and people in low-income and middle …

Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists clinical practice improvement advisory for management of perioperative bleeding and hemostasis in cardiac surgery …

J Raphael, CD Mazer, S Subramani… - Anesthesia & …, 2019‏ - journals.lww.com
Bleeding after cardiac surgery is a common and serious complication leading to transfusion
of multiple blood products and resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Despite the …

Restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy in myocardial infarction and anemia

JL Carson, MM Brooks, PC Hébert… - … England Journal of …, 2023‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Background A strategy of administering a transfusion only when the hemoglobin level falls
below 7 or 8 g per deciliter has been widely adopted. However, patients with acute …

Red blood cell transfusion: 2023 AABB international guidelines

JL Carson, SJ Stanworth, G Guyatt, S Valentine… - Jama, 2023‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Red blood cell transfusion is a common medical intervention with benefits and
harms. Objective To provide recommendations for use of red blood cell transfusion in adults …

[PDF][PDF] STS/SCA/AmSECT/SABM update to the clinical practice guidelines on patient blood management

P Tibi, RS McClure, J Huang, RA Baker… - The Journal of …, 2021‏ - ject.edpsciences.org
Owing to the constantly evolving nature of the medical literature, the Society of Thoracic
Surgeons (STS) clinical practice guidelines periodically undergoes evaluation and updating …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply and use of blood for transfusion

SJ Stanworth, HV New, TO Apelseth… - The Lancet …, 2020‏ - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has major implications for blood transfusion. There are uncertain
patterns of demand, and transfusion institutions need to plan for reductions in donations and …

Preoperative intravenous iron to treat anaemia before major abdominal surgery (PREVENTT): a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

T Richards, RR Baikady, B Clevenger, A Butcher… - The Lancet, 2020‏ - thelancet.com
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 …

Diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline

K Triantafyllou, P Gkolfakis, IM Gralnek, K Oakland… - …, 2021‏ - thieme-connect.com
1 ESGE recommends that the initial assessment of patients presenting with acute lower
gastrointestinal bleeding should include: a history of co-morbidities and medications that …

Transfusion thresholds for guiding red blood cell transfusion

M Trivella, N Roubinian, DA Fergusson… - Cochrane Database …, 2021‏ - cochranelibrary.com
Background The optimal haemoglobin threshold for use of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions
in anaemic patients remains an active field of research. Blood is a scarce resource, and in …

Managing haematology and oncology patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic: interim consensus guidance

R Weinkove, ZK McQuilten, J Adler… - Medical Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Introduction A pandemic coronavirus, SARS‐CoV‐2, causes COVID‐19, a potentially life‐
threatening respiratory disease. Patients with cancer may have compromised immunity due …