Abstract Background: Preoperative anaemia and perioperative transfusion are associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may induce persistent haematological and endothelial alterations...
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Abstract Anaemia is a blood disorder that affects individuals of all ages, genders, and ethnicities. It results from a decrease in the number or functionality of erythrocytes or haemoglobin (Hb),..
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Abstract Introduction Haemoglobin measurement is an essential parameter for quantifying anaemia and often used for guiding transfusion decisions. Conventional methods require blood sampling and are invasive. Results are intermittent, discontinuous..
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Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication among patients requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during paediatric cardiac surgery. Plasma-free haemoglobin (PFH) produced by haemolysis during CPB contributes to..
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Abstract Background Anaemic cardiac surgery patients are at greater risk of intraoperative red blood cell transfusion. This study questions the application of the World Health Organization population-based anaemia thresholds (haemoglobin..
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Abstract Sex-specific preoperative haemoglobin levels and the need for perioperative red cell transfusion in men and women are still debated. Cavalli and colleagues examined the appropriateness of World Health Organization..
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