Diagnostic criteria for pre-operative anaemia–time to end sex discrimination

Anaesthesia

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 811-814

  Butcher, A ^a   Richards, T ^a   Stanworth, S J ^b   Klein, A A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

haemoglobin; iron deficiency; pre operative anaemia; transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ANEMIA; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL OUTCOME; EDITORIAL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL VALUE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXISM;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEXISM;

EID: 85017431700     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13877     Document Type: Editorial

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