Peri-Operative Blood Transfusion Does Not Influence Overall and Disease-Free Survival After Radical Gastrectomy for Stage II/III Gastric Cancer: a Propensity Score Matching Analysis

ConclusionsThe present study revealed that BTF did not influence OS and DFS after radical gastrectomy for stage II/III GC. Worse oncological outcomes were caused by clinical circumstances requiring blood transfusions, including longer operation time and advanced tumor stage, not due to BTF itself.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research