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cord-314218-6znw9zcz	Baron, D. M.	Patient blood management during the COVID–19 pandemic: a narrative review	2020-05-06		.txt	text/plain	3406	168	40	The aim of this expert review is to provide clinicians and healthcare authorities with information on how to apply the principles of patient blood management during the COVID-19 pandemic. In major elective surgery, patients can be exposed to the effects of pre-operative anaemia, blood loss and red cell transfusion, all of which adversely influence postoperative outcome [11, 12] . In addition, pre-operative iron deficiency in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is associated with a three-fold increased 90-day mortality [16] . Intravenous iron is also effective for treating postoperative anaemia, and should be considered, even in cancer patients who are undergoing surgery during the COVID-19 crisis [26, 31, 32] . Improved outcomes and reduced costs associated with a health-system-wide patient blood management program: a retrospective observational study in four major adult tertiary-care hospitals Effect of ultra-shortterm treatment of patients with iron deficiency or anaemia undergoing cardiac surgery: a prospective randomised trial	./cache/cord-314218-6znw9zcz.txt	./txt/cord-314218-6znw9zcz.txt