Preoperative anaemia and clinical outcomes in the South African Surgical Outcomes Study

Preoperative anaemia and clinical outcomes in the South African Surgical Outcomes Study

Background. In high-income countries, preoperative anaemia has been associated with poor postoperative outcomes. To date, no large study has investigated this association in South Africa (SA). The demographics of SA surgical patients differ from those of surgical patients in the European and Norther...

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Main Authors: D Marsicano, N Hauser, F Roodt, E Cloete, W Conradie, V Morford, D Nel, D Bishop, T Madiba, B Biccard; on behalf of the South African Surgical Outcomes Study investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2018-10-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12431/8636

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