Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on prognosis of patients with gastric cancer: a retrospective analysis of a single center database

Abstract Background The association between perioperative blood transfusion and the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer is still unclear. Methods A total of 1581 patients with gastric cancer who underwent curative gastrectomy from 2000 to 2008 were evaluated. Perioperative blood transfusion wa...

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Main Authors: Xiaowen Liu, Mingze Ma, Hua Huang, Yanong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4574-4