Key result
Perioperative non-autologous blood transfusion linked to reduced survival after prostatic carcinoma surgery.
Why the study?
The effect of perioperative blood transfusion on survival in patients with prostatic carcinoma undergoing surgery remains uncertain due to conflicting reports.
Cohort (n=246)
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Non-autologous perioperative transfusion was associated with worse survival after TURP for prostate cancer; leaves open whether transfusion or unmeasured confounding drives the link.
McClinton et al. (1990) conducted a cohort in Prostatic carcinoma (n=246). Perioperative blood transfusion vs. No perioperative blood transfusion was evaluated on Survival. Perioperative transfusion of non-autologous blood was associated with a significant negative effect on survival in patients undergoing surgery for prostatic carcinoma.
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