Treatment of iron deficiency in patients scheduled for pancreatic surgery: implications for daily prehabilitation practice in pancreatic surgery

Abstract Background Preoperative anemia is a frequent complication in pancreatic surgical patients, and it adversely affects morbidity, mortality, and postoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion rates. Iron deficiency (ID) is often the underlying cause of anemia and constitutes a modifiable risk...

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Main Authors: Allard G. Wijma, Michele F. Eisenga, Maarten W. Nijkamp, Frederik J. H. Hoogwater, Joost M. Klaase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-023-00323-1