Preoperative, operative, and postoperative factors may all contribute to high rates of anemia
in patients undergoing surgery for cancer. Allogeneic blood transfusion is associated with …

BACKGROUND: The adverse effects of blood transfusion after cancer surgery have been
recently challenged in older anemic persons or those with substantial intraoperative blood …

Although blood transfusions have been used for more than 100 years and their potential to
save lives is indisputable, there is still limited data on medium-and long-term outcomes after …

Background: Several studies have indicated that a restrictive erythrocyte transfusion strategy
is as safe as a liberal one in critically ill patients, but there is no clear evidence to support the …

Anemia, which is highly prevalent in oncology patients, is one of the most established
negative prognostic factors for several gynecologic malignancies. Multiple factors can cause …

Background There is controversy over whether perioperative allogeneic red blood cell
transfusions are associated with an increased risk of cancer recurrence, postoperative …

Untreated preoperative anemia and acute perioperative blood loss may add to surgical risk.
To understand the prevalence of anemia in surgical patients (with a primary focus on …

Background. Surgical patients are often anaemic preoperatively subsequently requiring
blood transfusion. The aim of this study was to assess the problem of anaemia and …

Background. In colorectal cancer surgery, allogeneic blood transfusions have reportedly
been associated with higher rates of postoperative complications and tumor recurrence …

Oncology services utilize about 15% of the blood transfusion resources in the USA. Red
blood cell transfusion is performed immediately before, during or after major surgery to …