Noelia Puértolas, Javier Osorio, Carlos Jericó, Coro Miranda, Maite Santamaría, Eva Artigau, Gonzalo Galofré, Elisenda Garsot, Alexis Luna, Aurora Aldeano, Carles Olona, Joan Molinas, Laura Pulido, Marta Gimeno, Manuel Pera
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of perioperative blood transfusion and infectious complications on postoperative changes of inflammatory markers, as well as on disease-free survival (DFS) in patients undergoing curative gastric cancer resection. METHODS: Multicenter cohort study in all patients undergoing gastric cancer resection with curative intent. Patients were classified into four groups based on their perioperative course: one, no blood transfusion and no infectious complication; two, blood transfusion; three, infectious complication; four, both transfusion and infectious complication...
December 26, 2022: Cancers