Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8830821 | The American Journal of Surgery | 2018 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
Anemic patients with IBD present more often with sepsis and require emergency surgery compared to their peers. In addition, anemia serves as an independent predictor of overall complications, serious morbidity and increased length of stay following abdominal operations.
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Authors
M. Michailidou, V.N. Nfonsam,