ReviewFrontiers in surgery2022
Effects of perioperative blood transfusion in gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Risk factors for pneumonia after radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2025Pooled it
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- Influence of blood transfusion on outcomes in patients with gastric cancer.World journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Preoperative Anemia, Transfusion, and Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes after Gastrectomy: Findings from the POWER4 Cohort.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- ASO Author Reflections: Preoperative Anaemia and Transfusion: What They Tell Us-and What They Do Not.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Evaluation of alternative transfusion triggers in hemodynamically stable, non-ventilated cancer patients: a prospective observational study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Perioperative red blood cell transfusion in gallbladder cancer surgery: Trends and determinants from nationwide data.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2025Article
- Influence of blood transfusion on postoperative inflammation, stress markers, and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Oncologic Outcomes of Intraoperative Autologous Blood Transfusion for Major Oncologic Resection.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Association of miR-338-3p with survival outcomes in gastric cancer patients who received peri-operative blood transfusion.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Article
- Updated systematic review and meta‑analysis for risk predictors of 30‑day unplanned readmission following gastric cancer surgery.Oncology letters · 2024Article
- Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on complications and prognosis after radical gastrectomy in elderly patients: a retrospective study of 1,666 cases.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The short-term and long-term effects of perioperative blood transfusion (PBT) on patients with gastric cancer are still intriguing. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effects of blood transfusion on clinical outcomes in patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy. Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and The Cochrane Library on December 31th 2021. The main outcomes were overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), disease-specific survival (DFS), and postoperative complications. A fixed or random-effects model was used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Fifty-one studies with a total of 41,864 patients were included for this review and meta-analysis. Compared with patients who did not receive blood transfusions (NPBT), PBT was associated with worse 5-year OS (HR = 2.39 [95%CI: 2.00, 2.84]; Conclusion: In patients who underwent gastrectomy, PBT was associated with negative survival effects (OS, DFS, DSS) and a higher incidence of perioperative complications. However, more research was expected to further explore the impact of PBT. Meanwhile, strict blood transfusion management should be implemented to minimize the use of PBT.
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