Clinical Trial: Preoperative Anaemia and Early Postoperative Complications After Major Gastrointestinal Surgery

U.S., Sept. 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07798544) titled 'Preoperative Anaemia and Early Postoperative Complications After Major Gastrointestinal Surgery' on Aug. 25.

Brief Summary: This prospective observational cohort study evaluated the association between preoperative anaemia and early postoperative morbidity in adults undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery at the University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece. Consecutive patients undergoing elective or urgent open or laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery were enrolled. Preoperative anaemia was defined as haemoglobin <13.0 g/dL in men and <12.0 g/dL in non-pregnant women. Patients were followed from surgery until hospital discharge or pos...