Effects of Preoperative Hemoglobin on Microsurgical Reconstruction and Perioperative Blood Transfusion Requirement: A Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review of the Literature
Artur Manasyan,
Eloise W. Stanton,
Idean Roohani
et al.
Abstract:PurposeAlthough blood loss in microsurgical reconstruction is rarely large enough to be life‐threatening, preoperative anemia can be a particular issue in terms of postoperative morbidity, impaired wound healing, and compromised tissue viability. We seek to review the effect of preoperative hemoglobin (Hgb) levels on perioperative blood transfusion (PBT) requirements and complications to guide management of patients with preexisting anemia undergoing reconstruction.MethodsPubMed, Embase, and Scopus were querie… Show more
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