Prevalence and intervention of preoperative anemia in Chinese adults: A retrospective cross-sectional study based on national preoperative anemia database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preoperative anemia is an important pillar of perioperative patient blood management. However, there was no literature comprehensively described the current situation of preoperative anemia in China.

Methods

We conducted a national retrospective cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence and intervention of preoperative anemia in Chinese adults. Data were from the National Preoperative Anemia Database based on hospital administration data from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018.

Findings

A total of 797,002 patients were included for analysis. Overall, 27.57% (95% CI 27.47-27.67) of patients had preoperative anemia, which varied by gender, age, regions, and type of operation. Patients who were female, age over 60 years old, from South China, from provi

SUBMITTER: Lin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8144738 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature