Is Iron Deficiency Correction the Real Ultimate Goal of Patient Blood Management?

We read with great interest the recent article entitled “Impact of Preoperative Iron Deficiency on Blood Transfusion in Elective Cardiac Surgery” published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.1 This prospective observational study aims at assessing the incidence of preoperative iron deficiency (ID) and ID anemia in patients under going elective cardiac surgery. As commonly accepted, ID was defined in this study by a serum ferritin level

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - February 28, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: H élène Charbonneau, Marie Pasquié, Nicolas Mayeur Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research