Effect of postoperative haemoglobin variation on major cardiopulmonary complications in high cardiac risk patients undergoing anatomical lung resections

Recent evidence shows that permissive anaemia strategies are safe in different surgical settings. However, effects of variations in haemoglobin (Hb) levels could have a negative impact in high-risk patients. We investigated the combined effect of postoperative Hb concentration and cardiac risk status on major cardiopulmonary complications after anatomical lung resections.We retrospectively analysed the records, collected in a prospective...