Open AccessThe impact of perioperative blood transfusion on survival and recurrence after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Zhang Pushan,
Chen Manbiao,
Sulai Liu,
Jun Li,
RuiDong Zhang,
Han-shen Ye
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.193115
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , prostatectomy , hazard ratio , perioperative , meta analysis , blood transfusion , confidence interval , cochrane library , cancer , urology , oncology , surgery
Conflicting data have been reported regarding the association between perioperative blood transfusion (PBT) and clinical outcomes for prostate cancer patients. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of PBT on cancer survival and recurrence for patients who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP).