Beyond Iron Deficiency: Unveiling the Prevalence of Folate and Vitamin B12 Deficiencies in Major Surgical Patients
Iron deficiency remains the predominant contributor to preoperative anaemia, with folate deficiency playing a significant yet underrecognized role. The high occurrence of combined deficiencies and substantial heterogeneity across surgical populations support the need for population-specific diagnostic and supplementation strategies.
Authors
- Patrick Meybohm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2666-8696)
- Kai Zacharowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0212-9110)
- Lea Valeska Blum
- Lotta Hof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9806-2442)
- Vanessa Neef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1793-2918)
- Dino Mehic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3652-1428)
- Suma Choorapoikayil
- Jan Andreas Kloka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6890-3239)
- Mischa J. Kotlyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1751-2219)
- Maike Koch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-6140)
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000548891
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00