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Jan Hartmann About Associations Between Persistent Postoperative Anaemia and Mortality
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Sep 26, 2025, 06:57

Jan Hartmann About Associations Between Persistent Postoperative Anaemia and Mortality

Jan Hartmann, Chief Medical Officer at Haemonetics, reposted from Haemonetics on LinkedIn:

“Persistent Postoperative Anemia: A Prognostic Red Flag?

A recent, well-conducted retrospective study by Choi et al., published in Anaesthesia Journal, caught my attention:

  • 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟰.𝟱-𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱 in patients who developed anemia after valvular heart surgery.
  • Those with persistent anemia faced an 11-fold increase.
  • In contrast, patients without anemia—before or two months after surgery—had significantly better outcomes.

These findings underscore the underappreciated prognostic value of monitoring hemoglobin recovery post-surgery. But here’s the nuance:
“The findings should not be assumed to imply that correcting postoperative anemia will improve patient survival.” This is a hypothesis-generating signal, not a call to action—yet. It highlights the urgent need for prospective studies to determine whether intervention can truly improve long-term outcomes—and what those interventions should be.”

Title: Associations between persistent postoperative anaemia and mortality 1 year after valvular heart surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Hee Won Choi, Hyun-Soo Zhang, Jae-Kwang Shim, Jin Sun Cho, Seo Hee Ko, Young Lan Kwak

Jan Hartmann About Associations Between Persistent Postoperative Anaemia and Mortality

Link to the article here.

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Anaesthesia Journal Choi et al Health Hee Won Choi Hematology Hemostasis Hemostasis Today Hyun-Soo Zhang Jae-Kwang Shim Jan Hartmann Jin Sun Cho Medicine Mortality Persistent Postoperative Anemia Seo Hee Ko Young Lan Kwak
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