ArticleISRN hematology2014
The problem of anaemia in patients with colorectal cancer.
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- Extricating the Association Between the Prognostic Factors of Colorectal Cancer.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2021Article
- Use of Machine Learning and Statistical Algorithms to Predict Hospital Length of Stay Following Colorectal Cancer Resection: A South African Pilot Study.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- Anemia and iron deficiency in gastrointestinal and liver conditions.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Review
- Characteristics of colorectal cancer diagnosed with screening abdominal ultrasonography.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2016Article
- An evidence-based approach to red blood cell transfusions in asymptomatically anaemic patients.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2015Review
- [Complication management of the lower gastrointestinal tract].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2015Article
- Iron deficiency in a tertiary gastroenterology center in Romania: prevalence and significancy.Journal of medicine and lifeArticle
- Comparative analysis of colorectal carcinoma staging using operative, histopathology and computed tomography findings.International journal of applied & basic medical researchArticle
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Abstract
Background. Surgical patients are often anaemic preoperatively subsequently requiring blood transfusion. The aim of this study was to assess the problem of anaemia and transfusion rates in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer. Methods. Haemoglobin levels and transfusion requirements were assessed retrospectively in 199 sequential patients operated on for colorectal cancer. This was followed by prospective analysis of 147 patients to correlate preoperative anaemia, stage of bowel cancer, and operation performed with rates of blood transfusion and length of hospital stay. Results. Preoperatively 44% patients were anaemic retrospectively and 60% prospectively. Anaemia increased the risk of transfusion in both studies (69% anaemic versus 31% nonanaemic, P = 0.002 in retrospective series, and 83.7% versus 16.3%, P < 0.0001 in prospective series). Anaemia was proportionally higher in patients with Dukes B (65.2%) and Dukes C (66.6%) than in patients with Dukes A (28.5%). Length of stay was prolonged in transfused patients excluding those requiring major blood transfusion (median 13 versus 7 days, P < 0.0001). Transfusion was also associated with higher mortality (P = 0.05). Conclusion. Anaemia is common in patients with colorectal cancer. Anaemic patients were at high risk of receiving blood transfusion, which in turn increased length of stay and mortality.
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