Intraoperative blood loss independently predicts survival and recurrence after resection of colorectal cancer liver metastasis.

BACKGROUND: Although numerous prognostic factors have been reported for colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM), few studies have reported intraoperative blood loss (IBL) effects on clinical outcome after CRLM resection. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated the clinical and histopathological char...

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Main Authors: Wu Jiang, Yu-Jing Fang, Xiao-Jun Wu, Fu-Long Wang, Zhen-Hai Lu, Rong-Xin Zhang, Pei-Rong Ding, Wen-Hua Fan, Zhi-Zhong Pan, De-Sen Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3788029?pdf=render