Preoperative Anaemia
Anaemic patients had higher rates of comorbidities, higher ASA-PS classifications, and higher Charlson Comorbidity Index scores. Haemoglobin deficits in the anaemic group persisted before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, and at discharge.…
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Anaemic patients had higher rates of comorbidities, higher ASA-PS classifications, and higher Charlson Comorbidity Index scores. Haemoglobin deficits in the anaemic group persisted before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, and at discharge. Anaemic patients had a heavier baseline clinical burden than non-anaemic patients. Preoperative anaemia was defined using WHO haemoglobin thresholds below 13 g/dL for men and below 12 g/dL for women.