Nowadays up to 40% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery receives at least 1 unit of red blood cell transfusion during surgery or during the first week after surgery. Moreover up to 40% of these patients shows an absolute or relative iron deficiency, with or without anaemia. The objective of this study is to assess whether to implement an adequate correction of iron according to current "patients blood management" recommendations might reduce RBC transfusion requirements in patients undergoing heart surgery. Data obtained in patients included in the study will be compared to those of a case-control population selected from patients consecutively treated at the same department in the previous 2 years.
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Percentage of patients receiving RBC transfusion within post-operative day 7
Timeframe: within post operative day 7