Effect of Relative Decrease in Blood Hemoglobin Concentrations on Postoperative Morbidity in Patients Who Undergo Major Gastrointestinal Surgery | Zendy

Gaya Spolverato | Zendy; Yuhree Kim | Zendy; Aslam Ejaz | Zendy; Steven M. Frank | Zendy; Timothy M. Pawlik | Zendy

Open Access

Effect of Relative Decrease in Blood Hemoglobin Concentrations on Postoperative Morbidity in Patients Who Undergo Major Gastrointestinal Surgery

Author(s) -

Gaya Spolverato,

Yuhree Kim,

Aslam Ejaz,

Steven M. Frank,

Timothy M. Pawlik

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1704

Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , odds ratio , blood transfusion , hemoglobin , surgery , gastrointestinal bleeding , retrospective cohort study , adverse effect , blood management , gastroenterology

Delta hemoglobin (ΔHb), defined as the difference between the preoperative hemoglobin (Hb) level and the nadir Hb level during a patient's hospitalization, may be associated with adverse outcomes even if the absolute level of Hb remains greater than the transfusion threshold of 7 g/dL.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research