Cardiopulmonary exercise testing before and after intravenous iron in preoperative patients: a prospective clinical study
Abstract Background Anemia is associated with impaired physical performance and adverse perioperative outcomes. Iron-deficiency anemia is increasingly treated with intravenous iron before elective surgery. We explored the relationship between exercise capacity, anemia, and total hemoglobin mass (tHb...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-07-01
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Series: | Perioperative Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-023-00319-x |