Anaemia; a contraindication to elective surgery for colorectal cancer?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 749-750

  Smart, Neil ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPLICATION; CONTRAINDICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

ANEMIA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 84908451942     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12765     Document Type: Editorial

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