Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Association between pre-operative borderline anaemia in women and outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting: data from the Netherlands Heart Registration
Main finding · 120-day mortalityResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.2 95% CI 0.8–1.9Authors' conclusion
Borderline anaemia, present in one-fourth of women undergoing CABG, does not increase mortality risk but is associated with higher postoperative morbidity, specifically renal failure and transfusion requirements.
Study context
- Population
- Adult women undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), Netherlands Heart Registration, January 2013 to December 2020; severe anaemia excluded25% borderline anaemia
- Participants
- 7,802 women
- Exposure
- Pre-operative borderline anaemia vs no borderline anaemia in women
- Borderline anaemian = 1,963
- Outcome
- Mortality
- Follow-up
- 120 days
Methodological detailsobservational, national registry
- Observational
- National registry
Main finding
120-day mortality
Adjusted odds ratio
1.2
95% CI 0.8–1.9
P = 0.366
Borderline anaemia vs No borderline anaemia
aOR 1.2 (95% CI 0.8–1.9); P = 0.366
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
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Original publication
Association between pre-operative borderline anaemia in women and outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting: data from the Netherlands Heart Registration. Eur J Anaesthesiol. Published 21 May 2025. doi:10.
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