SAN ANTONIO—A study presented at the 2025 annual meeting of the ASA (abstract A3188) has concluded that anemia is a risk factor for cognitive and functional decline after surgery in older adults. The ...

Almost 60% of patients with obesity and preexisting anemia recovered from anemia within 6 months after bariatric surgery. Female sex, older age, and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as the surgery type were ...

Women are at higher risk of death when undergoing heart bypass surgery than men. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have determined that this disparity is mediated, to a large extent, by ...

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) released guidelines on the diagnosis and management of severe acquired aplastic ...

Pre-Surgery Anemia Ups CKD Patients’ Risks Low hemoglobin levels increase the risk of death, sepsis, and cerebrovascular accidents following cardiac surgery. Anemia prior to cardiac surgery is ...