Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Associations between persistent postoperative anaemia and mortality 1 year after valvular heart surgery: a retrospective cohort study*
Authors' conclusion
Persistent anaemia 2 months postoperatively is associated with an increased risk of 1-year mortality.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing valvular heart surgery
- Participants
- 2,486 patients
- Exposure
- Pre- and postoperative (2 months) anaemia status categories vs non-anaemia-non-anaemia
- Outcome
- Mortality
- Follow-up
- 1 year
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
1-year mortality
Each group vs non-anaemia-non-anaemiaAdjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)
Non-anaemia-anaemia
14.44(4.88–42.69)
Anaemia-anaemia
10.94(4.41–27.16)
- Overall 1-year mortality
- 3.3%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Prevalence of anaemia
- Pre-operative anaemia
- 1107 (44.5%)
- Persistent anaemia 2 months postoperatively
- 279 (11.9%)
Original publication
Associations between persistent postoperative anaemia and mortality 1 year after valvular heart surgery: a retrospective cohort study*. Anaesthesia. Published 26 August 2025. doi:10.
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