Preoperative hematocrit levels and postoperative mortality in patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abnormal hematocrit values, including anemia and polycythemia, are common in patients undergoing craniotomy, but the extent to which preoperative anemia or polycythemia independently increases the risk of mortality is unclear. This retrospective cohort study aimed to examine the association between preoperative anemia and polycythemia and postoperative mortality in patients who underwent craniotomy for brain tumor resection.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed data from 12,170 patients diagnosed with a brain tumor who underwent cranial surgery at West China Hospital between January 2011 and March 2021. The preoperative hematocrit value was defined as the last hematocrit value within 7 days before the operation, and patients were grouped according to the severity o

SUBMITTER: Xiao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10616849 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature