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Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
December 2023
Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN, 55906, USA. Electronic address:
Postoperative anaemia is common among surgical patients. While often viewed as a benign condition, postoperative anaemia is neither inevitable nor harmless, being intricately linked with adverse outcomes. In this review, we summarize the prevalence, aetiology, and outcomes of postoperative anaemia and highlight prevention and management strategies.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital,Hengyang Medical School, University of South China.
Anaemia is a common phenomenon in patients with malignant gynecological tumors. The occurrence of anaemia in the perioperative period leads to an increased probability of blood transfusion, increased surgical complications,poor wound healing, prolonged hospitalization, increased medical costs, and increased mortality. Intravenous iron, which is known for its rapid onset and lack of gastrointestinal side effects, has become increasingly prevalent in clinical practice.
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September 2024
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, L1, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Electronic address:
Preeclampsia is a life-threatening complication that develops in 2-8% of pregnancies. It is characterized by elevated blood pressure after 20 weeks of gestation and may progress to multiorgan dysfunction, leading to severe maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The only definitive treatment is delivery, and efforts are focused on early risk prediction, surveillance, and severity mitigation.
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September 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, CWN L1, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Electronic address:
Since 2015, reductions in maternal mortality have stalled globally. In some parts of the world, severe maternal morbidity and mortality have increased, and most cases are thought to be from preventable causes. This is further exacerbated by significant racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in maternal health outcomes, particularly among countries with diverse populations.
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December 2024
Department of Obstetrics, Xiaolan People's Hospital of Zhongshan (The Fifth People's Hospital of Zhongshan), Zhongshan,528415, China.
Elevated serum uric acid (SUA) levels in pregnancy are linked to adverse outcomes, including preterm birth, preeclampsia, and low birth weight. To assess the predictive value of SUA levels in early pregnancy for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). A cohort of 4,240 pregnant women admitted for delivery from January 2021 to December 2022 was analyzed.
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