Open AccessFresh frozen plasma transfusion does not affect outcomes following hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Yoshito Tomimaru,
Hiroshi Wada,
Shigeru Marubashi,
Shogo Kobayashi,
Hidetoshi Eguchi,
Yutaka Takeda,
Masahiro Tanemura,
Takehiro Noda,
Koji Umeshita,
Yuichiro Doki,
Masaki Mori,
Hiroaki Nagano
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i44.5603
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatectomy , fresh frozen plasma , blood transfusion , surgery , liver function , group b , incidence (geometry) , carcinoma , liver cancer , gastroenterology , resection , platelet , physics , optics
To investigate whether fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusion affects outcomes following hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in terms of liver function, postoperative complications and cancer prognosis.