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. 2024 Jul 2;111(7):znae158.
doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae158.

Postoperative anaemia increases unplanned readmission: an international prospective cohort study of patients undergoing major abdominal surgery

Kenneth J Macpherson  1   2 ; POSTVenTT International Collaborative
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Postoperative anaemia increases unplanned readmission: an international prospective cohort study of patients undergoing major abdominal surgery

Kenneth J Macpherson et al. Br J Surg. .

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Fig. 1
a Unadjusted and b adjusted Cox regression curves for readmission-free survival for patients discharged without anaemia, and with mild or moderate–severe anaemia
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Fig. 2
Restricted cubic spline regression for the association between haemoglobin at discharge and a adjusted odds for readmission within 30 days of discharge, and b adjusted odds for increase in frailty at 30-day follow-up Knots are placed at percentiles 5, 25, 75, 95; Hb = 88, 104, 129, 145 g/l. CFS, clinical frailty score.
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