Peri-Operative Blood Transfusion Does Not Influence Overall and Disease-Free Survival After Radical Gastrectomy for Stage II/III Gastric Cancer: a Propensity Score Matching Analysis - Takeaways - MDSpire

Peri-Operative Blood Transfusion Does Not Influence Overall and Disease-Free Survival After Radical Gastrectomy for Stage II/III Gastric Cancer: a Propensity Score Matching Analysis

  • By

  • Hua Xiao

  • Wu Liu

  • Hu Quan

  • Yongzhong Ouyang

  • May 18, 2018

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    Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer globally and the second leading cause of cancer mortality in China.

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    Radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy is the recommended treatment for advanced gastric cancer.

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    Peri-operative blood transfusion (BTF) is often necessary due to intra-operative blood loss during gastrectomy.

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    The study found that BTF does not significantly impact overall survival or disease-free survival in stage II/III gastric cancer patients.

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    Propensity score matching was used to minimize bias in analyzing the effects of BTF on patient outcomes.

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Peri-Operative Blood Transfusion Does Not Influence Overall and Disease-Free Survival After Radical Gastrectomy for Stage II/III Gastric Cancer: a Propensity Score Matching Analysis

  • by Hua Xiao, Wu Liu, Hu Quan, Yongzhong Ouyang

  • May 18, 2018

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