Hospital cost associated with anemia in elective colorectal surgery: a historical cohort study.

CONCLUSION: Over 2,600 CAD per index surgical admission is attributable to preoperative anemia. Preoperative interventions with per patient cost of less than 2,600 CAD could be cost effective at the hospital level.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03476707); registered 26 March, 2018.
PMID: 31044414 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - April 30, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Feng S, Greenberg J, Moloo H, Thavorn K, McIsaac DI Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research