The association between iron-deficiency anemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective report from Pakistan.
Mahmood T, Rehman AU, Tserenpil G, et al.
Cureus 2019;11:e5854.
Review by M. T. Prochaska
Incidence, duration, and management of anemia: a nationwide comparison between IBD and non-IBD populations.
Patel D, Yang YX, Trivedi C, et al.
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2019; Sep 27 [Epub ahead of print].
Review by S. M. Goobie
Association between perinatal anemia and postpartum depression: A prospective cohort study of Japanese women.
Maeda Y, Ogawa K, Morisaki N, Tachibana Y, Horikawa R, Sago H
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2020;148:48-52.
Review by S. M. Goobie
Four years’ experience of a ROTEM((R))-guided algorithm for treatment of coagulopathy in obstetric haemorrhage.
McNamara H, Kenyon C, Smith R, Mallaiah S, Barclay P
Anaesthesia 2019;74:984-991.
Review by B. Froessler
Prevalence of, associations with, and prognostic role of anemia in heart failure across the ejection fraction spectrum.
Savarese G, Jonsson Å, Hallberg AC, Dahlström U, Edner M, Lund LH
Int J Cardiol 2020;298:59-65.
Review by M. T. Prochaska
Tranexamic acid administration is not associated with an increase in complications in high-risk patients undergoing primary total knee or total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective case-control study of 38,220 patients.
Porter SB, White LJ, Osagiede O, Robards CB, Spaulding AC
J Arthroplasty 2020;35:45-51.
Review by M. T. Prochaska
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