How are we defining preoperative anemia? A comparison of various anemia thresholds among patients undergoing short-construct lumbar spinal fusion

How are we defining preoperative anemia? A comparison of various anemia thresholds among patients undergoing short-construct lumbar spinal fusion

Background: Anemia is a risk factor for increased transfusions. However, various definitions of anemia have been described in scientific literature and a consensus on how to appropriately diagnose anemia or who to preoperatively optimize is lacking. We aimed to compare multiple anemia definitions an...

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Main Authors: Tariq Z. Issa, Omar H. Tarawneh, Teeto Ezeonu, Mark J. Lambrechts, Mark F. Kurd, Ian David Kaye, Jose A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher K. Kepler, Gregory D. Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
anemia
complication
lumbar spine
spine fusion
transfusion
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_69_25
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