| Autor: |
Turri, Giulia, Pedrazzani, Corrado, Malerba, Giovanni, Gecchele, Gabriele, Conti, Cristian, Ruzzenente, Andrea, Lippi, Giuseppe, Randon, Federica, Piccoli, Pierluigi, Gandini, Giorgio, Girelli, Domenico, Guglielmi, Alfredo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Blood Transfus |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND: Patients with colorectal cancer often present with anaemia and require red blood cell transfusions (RBCT) during their peri-operative course. Evidence suggests a significant association between RBCT and poor long-term outcomes in surgical patients, but the findings in colorectal cancer are contradictory. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The aim of this retrospective, single-centre, cohort study was to investigate the prognostic role of peri-operative RBCT in a large cohort of patients with stage I–III colorectal cancer submitted to curative surgery between 2005 and 2017. The propensity score matching technique was applied to adjust for potential confounding factors. RESULTS: Among 1,414 patients operated within the study period, 895 fulfilled the inclusion criteria: 29.6% (n=265) received peri-operative RBCT. The group that received peri-operative RBCT was significantly older (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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