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3790960

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of the present study was to examine the outcome of 517 patients undergoing curative surgery for colonic and rectal cancer, and to compare the recurrence and mortality rates in transfused and non-transfused groups of patients. The two groups were evenly matched for age, sex, Dukes' stage and histological differentiation. There were significantly more rectal tumours in the transfused group (P less than 0.01), but the distribution of colonic lesions did not differ. Life table analysis revealed that the transfused patients had a 20 per cent greater probability of recurrence at 5 years (P less than 0.005) and there were 16 per cent more cancer related deaths (P less than 0.01). Even when all rectal cancers were excluded, a similar trend was seen for the colonic lesions: a 24 per cent greater probability of recurrence at 5 years (P less than 0.025) and 15 per cent more cancer related deaths (P less than 0.02). We conclude that blood transfusion may be associated with increased mortality and recurrence in patients undergoing curative surgery for colorectal cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0007-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
970-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on recurrence of colorectal cancer.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article