Perioperative blood transfusion has distinct postsurgical oncologic impact on patients with different stage of hepatocellular carcinoma

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 487
• Main Authors: Chen, Gui-Xing, Qi, Chao-Ying, Hu, Wen-Jie, Wang, Xiao-Hui, Hua, Yun-Peng, Kuang, Ming, Peng, Bao-Gang, Li, Shao-Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.05.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Bias; Blood clots; Blood Loss, Surgical - prevention & control; Blood platelets; Blood transfusion; Blood Transfusion - statistics & numerical data; Blood transfusions; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - complications; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - mortality; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery; Comparative analysis; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hemoglobin; Hepatectomy; Hepatectomy - adverse effects; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Liver; Liver cancer; Liver diseases; Liver Neoplasms - mortality; Liver Neoplasms - pathology; Liver Neoplasms - surgery; Lymphocytes; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Neoplasm Staging; Neutrophils; Outcomes; Patients; Perioperative Care - adverse effects; Perioperative Care - statistics & numerical data; Propensity Score; Prospective Studies; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Survival; Tumors; Veins & arteries; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Blood transfusion; Outcomes; Hepatectomy

The influence of perioperative blood transfusion (PBT) on postsurgical survival of patients with different stage of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not well clarified. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of PBT on survival outcomes of different stage of HCC patients. Consecutive patients who u...