Turk J Gastroenterol
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Turk J Gastroenterol · Dec 2006
The effect of preoperative blood transfusion on morbidity and survival in colorectal malignancy.
It is believed that blood transfusions adversely affect colorectal cancer surgery. However, intra- and postoperative blood transfusions represent urgent interventions, and immeasurable confounding factors may affect the shortand long-term outcome. Therefore, we compared colorectal cancer patients who had received preoperative blood transfusion with patients who did not receive transfusions with regard to postoperative complications and long-term outcome. ⋯ Preoperative transfusion during surgery for colorectal malignancy does not result in an increase in postoperative complications, long-term failure or death rates.