How are we defining preoperative anemia? A comparison of various anemia thresholds among patients undergoing short-construct lumbar spinal fusion
Small variations in anemia definitions do not significantly impact the identification of patients necessitating a transfusion. However, the more discriminative WHO definition may best predict postoperative complications for lumbar fusions.
Authors
- Gregory Douglas Schroeder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8895-1964)
- José A. Canseco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2152-5725)
- Teeto Ezeonu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3000-6556)
- Christopher K. Kepler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0996-4346)
- Mark F. Kurd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9680-1088)
- Ian David Kaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0797-8760)
- Mark J. Lambrechts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9106-2228)
- Alan S. Hilibrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8811-9687)
- Omar H. Tarawneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3523-9359)
- Alexander R. Vaccaro
- Tariq Z. Issa
Institutions
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
- Rothman Institute (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_69_25
- Primary Topic
- Blood transfusion and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00