Abstract 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' s
Detrimental effects of perioperative blood transfusion
โ Scribed by Dr. H. J. Nielsen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 794 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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