- Title
- The management of peri‐operative anaemia in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery in Australia and New Zealand: a prospective cohort study
- Creator
- The POSTVenTT Study Collaborative,; Dawson, Amanda; Pockney, Peter; McGee, Richard
- Relation
- Medical Journal of Australia Vol. 217, Issue 9, p. 487-493
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51725
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- The known: Anaemia, common in patients undergoing major surgery, has a negative impact on patient outcomes. The Australian National Blood Authority has guidelines for appropriately identifying and managing peri-operative anaemia.The new: Peri-operative investigation and management of anaemia in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery in Australia and New Zealand is variable. Not adhering to pre-operative assessment guidelines was associated with poorer patient outcomes. In particular, the 30-day re-admission rate was higher for the 59% of patients discharged from hospital with anaemia.The implications: The management of peri-operative anaemia after major abdominal surgery should be standardised to improve patient outcomes.* All participants are listed in the Supporting Information. toby.richards@uwa.edu.au ▪ doi: 10.5694/mja2.51725 ▪ See Editorial (Crispin).
- Subject
- general surgery; iron deficiency anemias; transfusion medicine; postoperative complications
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1483920
- Identifier
- uon:51231
- Identifier
- ISSN:0025-729X
- Language
- eng
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