Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on clinical outcomes in hepatic surgery for cancer

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 32, 2009, Pages 3976-3983

  Dionigi, Gianlorenzo ^a   Boni, Luigi ^a   Rovera, Francesca ^a   Rausei, Stefano ^a   Cuffari, Salvatore ^b   Cantone, Giovanni ^b   Bacuzzi, Alessandro ^b   Dionigi, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Polo Universitario   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allogeneic blood transfusion; Blood products; Blood transfusion; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Infectious complications; Intraoperative autotransfusion; Intraoperative isovolemic hemodilution; Liver resection; Preoperative autologous blood donation

Indexed keywords

ALLOGENIC BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLEEDING; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SALVAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER RESECTION; METASTASIS; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70949097509     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3976     Document Type: Review

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