The UK Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Interventional Anaemia Response (CAVIAR) Study: Protocol for an observational cohort study to determine the impact and effect of preoperative anaemia management in cardiac and vascular surgical patients

BMJ Open

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Chau, Marisa ^a   Richards, Toby ^a   Evans, Caroline ^b   Butcher, Anna ^a   Collier, Timothy ^c   Klein, Andrew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cardiovascular surgery; Iron deficiency; Patient blood management; Preoperative anaemia management

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EXERCISE TEST; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; METABOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION; WALK TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EXERCISE TEST; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HEPCIDINS; HUMANS; IRON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WALK TEST;

EID: 85018730165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014872     Document Type: Article

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