Background Patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery may require a blood transfusion.
However, blood transfusions are associated with postoperative complications and long-term …

Introduction: Patients who undergo surgery may require a blood transfusion and patients
undergoing major colorectal surgery are more prone to preoperative and perioperative …

Introduction Gastric cancer patients are often transfused with red blood cells, with negative
impact on postoperative course. This multicenter prospective interventional cohort study …

INTRODUCTION There is an increasing awareness to integrate patient blood management
(PBM) within routine surgical care. Limited information about the implementation of PBM in …

To evaluate the effect of patient blood management (PBM) since its introduction, we
analyzed the need for transfusion and the outcomes in patients undergoing abdominal …

Background Gastrointestinal cancer surgery patients often develop perioperative anemia
commonly treated with red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. Given the potential associated …

Background: Patient blood management (PBM) programs represent a perioperative bundle
of care that aim to reduce or eliminate unnecessary transfusions. Objective: To evaluate the …

Background Perioperative blood transfusion in patients with colorectal cancer has been
associated with increased cost, morbidity, mortality, and decreased survival. Five years ago …

Abstract Background Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a systematic quality improving
clinical model to reduce anemia and avoid transfusions in all kinds of clinical settings. Here …

Purpose Perioperative blood transfusion in early stage cancer patients had a negative effect
on the prognosis of patients, but the prognostic impact of transfusion in advanced cancer …