The Effect of Perioperative Iron Therapy in Acute Major Non-cardiac Surgery on Allogenic Blood Transfusion and Postoperative Haemoglobin Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2019, Pages 1677-1691

  Schack, Anders ^a   Berkfors, Adam A ^a   Ekeloef, Sarah ^a   Gögenur, Ismail ^a   Burcharth, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEMOGLOBINS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; IRON; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85062697457     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-019-04971-7     Document Type: Review

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