Meta-analysis of the association between preoperative anaemia and mortality after surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1314-1324

  Fowler, A J ^a   Ahmad, T ^a   Phull, M K ^b   Allard, S ^b   Gillies, M A ^c   Pearse, R M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPLICATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84941144568     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9861     Document Type: Review

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