Open AccessAppropriateness of perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing cancer surgery: A prospective single-centre study
Author(s) -
Priya Ranganathan,
Sarfaraz Ahmed,
Atul Kulkarni,
Jigeeshu Vasishtha Divatia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.98763
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , blood transfusion , prospective cohort study , cancer surgery , surgery , elective surgery , anesthesia , cancer
Allogenic blood transfusion is associated with several potential complications, especially in patients with cancer. The objective of this prospective single-centre study was to identify the rates of perioperative blood transfusion and overtransfusion in a tertiary-level cancer hospital.