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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Main Authors: James O. M. Plumb, James M. Otto, Shriya B. Kumar, Sitara Bali, Mai Wakatsuki, Walter F. J. Schmidt, Hugh E. Montgomery, Michael P. W. Grocott, Denny Z. Levett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-023-00319-x