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Should asymptomatic patients discharged with lower hemoglobin expect worse outcomes after valve surgery?  Niv Ad, MD, Sari D. Holmes, PhD, Deborah J.

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1 Should asymptomatic patients discharged with lower hemoglobin expect worse outcomes after valve surgery?  Niv Ad, MD, Sari D. Holmes, PhD, Deborah J. Shuman, BS, Alan M. Speir, MD, Graciela Pritchard, BS, Linda Halpin, MSN, RN  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 150, Issue 5, Pages (November 2015) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Flowchart illustrating inclusion criteria for the study sample. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Distribution of propensity scores for control (discharge Hgb level >8 g/dL) and treatment (discharge Hgb level ≤8 g/dL) units. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Histogram illustrating the distribution of Hgb levels at discharge within the entire sample. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Cumulative survival for groups matched on their discharge Hgb levels. Hgb, Hemoglobin; CI, confidence interval. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 5 Box plots illustrating HRQL improvement in the physical composite scale from the SF-12 from before surgery to 6 months after surgery by groups matched on their discharge Hgb levels. HRQL, Health-related quality of life; Hgb, hemoglobin. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

7 Cumulative survival for propensity score–matched groups, by discharge Hgb level.
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