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Aug 2, 2024, 16:45
Sumedha Arya: We analyzed rates of anemia & transfusion across major elective surgeries
Sumedha Arya, Transfusion Medicine Fellow at Canadian Blood Services, made the following post on X:
“We analyzed rates of anemia & transfusion across major elective surgeries and found:
- females experienced higher rates of periop anemia
- females had much higher transfusion rates, particularly in heart surgery
Full article (open access).”
Authors: Sumedha Arya, Alanna Howell, Lee Vernich, Yulia Lin, Katerina Pavenski, John Freedman.
Source: Sumedha Arya/X
Alanna Howell
anemia rates
Canadian Blood Services
cancer
elective surgeries
gender differences in surgery
Healthcare Disparities
heart surgery
John Freedman
Katerina Pavenski
Lee Vernich
Medical Research
OncoDaily
Oncology
open-access article
perioperative anemia
Sumedha Arya
surgical outcomes
transfusion medicine
Transfusion Medicine Fellow
transfusion rates
Yulia Lin