The impact of blood transfusion on perioperative outcomes following gastric cancer resection: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database | Zendy

Maryam Elmi | Zendy; Alyson Mahar | Zendy; Daniel J. Kagedan | Zendy; Calvin Law | Zendy; Paul J. Karanicolas | Zendy; Yulia Lin | Zendy; Jeannie Callum | Zendy; Natalie G. Coburn | Zendy; Julie Hallet | Zendy

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The impact of blood transfusion on perioperative outcomes following gastric cancer resection: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database

Author(s) -

Maryam Elmi,

Alyson Mahar,

Daniel J. Kagedan,

Calvin Law,

Paul J. Karanicolas,

Yulia Lin,

Jeannie Callum,

Natalie G. Coburn,

Julie Hallet

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.004016

Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , gastrectomy , cancer , relative risk , blood transfusion , confidence interval , poisson regression , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , surgery , population , environmental health

Red blood cell transfusions (RBCT) carry risk of transfusion-related immunodulation that may impact postoperative recovery. This study examined the association between perioperative RBCT and short-term postoperative outcomes following gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

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