Anemia in cardiac surgery: next target for mortality and morbidity improvement?

Conclusion
Anemia impacts significantly on morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery, with less improvement over time compared to patients without anemia. Preoperative correction of anemia, when feasible, could potentially help to improve cardiac surgery outcomes.

Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - December 10, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Padmanabhan, H., Aktuerk, D., Brookes, M. J., Nevill, A. M., Ng, A., Cotton, J., Luckraz, H. Tags: Cardiovascular Source Type: research