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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2023; 15(4): 643-654
Published online Apr 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i4.643
Published online Apr 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i4.643
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients according to perioperative red blood cell transfusion
| Variable | Non-transfusion | Red blood cell transfusion | P value |
| n = 529 (%) | n = 189 (%) | ||
| Sex | 0.318 | ||
| Female | 215 (40.6) | 69 (36.5) | |
| Male | 314 (59.4) | 120 (63.5) | |
| Age (yr), mean ± SD | 61.3 ± 12.4 | 65.6 ± 11.6 | < 0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m²), mean ± SD | 24.6 ± 4.6 | 23.7 ± 11.6 | 0.019 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL), mean ± SD | 12.5 ± 2.1 | 10.8 ± 2.2 | < 0.001 |
| Albumin (g/dL), mean ± SD | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 3.7 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
| Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, mean ± SD | 2.65 ± 2.77 | 3.26 ± 2.75 | 0.010 |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists | < 0.001 | ||
| I/II | 404 (76.4) | 11 (58.7) | |
| III/IV | 125 (23.6) | 78 (41.3) | |
| Charlson-Deyo comorbidity index | 0.014 | ||
| 0 | 360 (68.1) | 110 (58.2) | |
| ≥ 1 | 169 (31.9) | 79 (41.8) | |
| Preoperative chemotherapy | 0.095 | ||
| No | 237 (44.8) | 98 (51.9) | |
| Yes | 292 (55.2) | 91 (48.1) |
- Citation: Kawakami LE, Bonomi PB, Pereira MA, Carvalho FO, Ribeiro Jr U, Zilberstein B, Sampaio LR, Carneiro-D'Albuquerque LA, Ramos MFKP. Risk factors for blood transfusion and its prognostic implications in curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(4): 643-654
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v15/i4/643.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v15.i4.643