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Fri, Sep 3, 2010The European Congress of Cardiology will be taking place at then end of the month (28 August -1st September 2010), in Stockholm, ...
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Since there are no data in the literature on the use of intravenous iron infusion in gastroenterology day hospitals, this ...
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Preoperative anemia in elective cardiac surgery: prevalence, risk
factors, and influence on postoperative outcome
Cardiac surgery is often associated with important blood loss resulting in a need for perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT). ABT can increase the risk of postoperative complications, including an increased risk in mortality.
Preoperative hemoglobin levels can be used to predict the risk of ABT. Preoperative anemia, however, is not only a useful indicator of the risk of ABT, but also of postoperative complications and lower survival rates in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. Preoperative anemia is one of the preoperative risk factors ...
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September 18 to 21, 2010Dublin, Ireland39th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference
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