A new study from the Outcomes Research Consortium found that preoperative anemia optimization does not seem to reduce the occurrence of major complications after noncardiac surgery.
Nevertheless, the authors noted that they believe more intense, long-term optimization may yet prove to be beneficial in anemic patients.
“There are multiple studies to demonstrate that preoperative and intraoperative anemia are associated with negative postoperative outcomes,” said Alparslan Turan, MD, a