Anaemia prevalence in surgical patients in Germany in the period 2007 - 2019 – a multicentre, retrospective study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016579

Enrollment

10000

Registered

2019-01-29

Start date

2019-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

D64.9

Interventions

Group 1: The aim of this study is the multicentre assessment of the prevalence of preoperative anaemia since 2007 at various German hospitals. We suspect that the prevalence of preoperative anaemia ha

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients (regardless of age) undergoing surgery (OPS Code 5-01 to 5-92) in the months of March in 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Preoperative prevalence of anaemia (taking into account the age of the patient, surgical discipline, OPS intervention, hospital stay and time within the last years)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Prevalence of hospital-acquired anaemia (taking into account the age of the patient, surgical discipline, OPS intervention, length of hospital stay and time within the last years) - Rate of deaths during hospital stay - length hospital stay - frequency of red cell concentrate transfusion	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPatrick Meybohm

Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und SchmerztherapieUniversitätsklinik Frankfurt

pandora@kgu.de069 6301 5998

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026