Table 4 Number of patients according the different values of transferrin saturation at preoperative period and after the treatment of anaemia/ iron deficiency correction.

From: Clinical, economical and safety impact of ferric carboxymaltose use in Patient Blood Management programme in Portuguese National Health Service hospitals

Sample size (N = 405)

Phases of surgery

Preoperative (N = 382)

Preoperative after anemia and/or iron deficiency correction (N = 329)

N (%)

N (%)

TS 20–45% (normal)

45 (11.8%)

27 (8.2%)

TS < 20%

112 (29.3%)

10 (3.0%)

Missing analysis

225 (58.9%)

292 (88.8%)

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