Annals of surgery
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To assess the putative impact of perioperative blood transfusions on overall and disease-free survival in patients undergoing curative resection of stage I-III rectal cancer by applying propensity-scoring methods. ⋯ This is the first propensity score-based analysis providing compelling evidence that worse oncological outcomes after curative rectal cancer resection in patients receiving perioperative blood transfusions are caused by the clinical circumstances requiring transfusions, not due to the blood transfusions themselves. Therefore, concerns about overall and disease-free survival should be no issue in the decision-making regarding perioperative blood transfusions in patients undergoing curative rectal cancer resection.
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Review Meta Analysis
Preoperative smoking status and postoperative complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To systematically review and summarize the evidence of an association between preoperative smoking status and postoperative complications elaborated on complication type. ⋯ Preoperative smoking was found to be associated with an increased risk of the following postoperative complications: general morbidity, wound complications, general infections, pulmonary complications, neurological complications, and admission to the intensive care unit.
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Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Long-term oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 3 randomized controlled trials.
To compare long-term oncologic outcomes between laparoscopic and open surgery for rectal cancer and to identify independent predictors of survival. ⋯ This pooled analysis with a follow-up of more than 10 years confirms the long-term oncologic safety of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer.