Evidence suggests that the perioperative period and the excision of the primary tumour can
promote the development of metastases—the main cause of cancer-related mortality. This …

Allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT)-related immunomodulation (TRIM) encompasses the
laboratory immune aberrations that occur after ABT and their established or purported …

Objective To quantify the incidence of anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practice
in critically ill patients and to examine the relationship of anemia and RBC transfusion to …

Objective: Our objective was to quantify incremental risk associated with transfusion of
packed red blood cells and other blood components on morbidity after coronary artery …

Background The improvement of renal allograft survival by pre‐transplantation transfusions
alerted to the potential detrimental effect of transfusions in cancer treatment. Objectives This …

Objective To identify the risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing
elective resection of the colon and rectum. Summary Background Data SSI causes a …

ContextAnemia is common in critically ill patients and results in a large number of red blood
cell (RBC) transfusions. Recent data have raised the concern that RBC transfusions may be …

Allogeneic blood transfusion results in the infusion into the recipient of large amounts of
foreign antigens in both soluble and cell-associated forms. The persistence of these …

Impact of allogenic packed red blood cell transfusion on nos... : Critical Care Medicine Impact
of allogenic packed red blood cell transfusion on nosocomial infection rates in the critically ill …

Background Extended hepatectomy with resection of more than four segments is a high-risk
operation, especially in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with …