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Derivation and Prospective Validation of a Simple Index for Prediction of Cardiac Risk of Major Noncardiac Surgery

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Duration of Red-Cell Storage and Complications after Cardiac Surgery

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Preoperative anaemia and postoperative outcomes in non-cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study

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Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +17