Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Clin Cases. May 26, 2019; 7(10): 1093-1102
Published online May 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i10.1093
Impact of perioperative transfusion in patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases: A population-based study
Bo Long, Zhen-Nan Xiao, Li-Hua Shang, Bo-Yan Pan, Jun Chai
Bo Long, Zhen-Nan Xiao, Li-Hua Shang, Bo-Yan Pan, Jun Chai, Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Bo-Yan Pan, Department of Anesthesiology, Shenyang Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Shenyang 110011, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Long B conceptualized and designed the study, analyzed and interpreted the data, drafted the manuscript, and approved the final manuscript; Xiao ZN acquired the data, drafted the manuscript, and approved the manuscript; Shang LH collected the data, performed statistical analysis, and approved the manuscript; Pan BY acquired the data, guaranteed the integrity of the entire study, revised the study, and approved the final manuscript; Chai J conceptualized and designed the study, analyzed and interpreted the data, and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors disclose no conflicts of interests.
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Corresponding author: Jun Chai, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China. chaij@sj-hospital.org
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Received: February 3, 2019
Peer-review started: February 6, 2019
First decision: March 5, 2019
Revised: March 24, 2019
Accepted: May 1, 2019
Article in press: May 1, 2019
Published online: May 26, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: Among patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases, those with an emergency admission, hepatic lobectomy, chronic anemia, and undergoing surgery at a non-teaching hospital are more likely to receive a perioperative transfusion. Furthermore, patients who receive a perioperative transfusion are at a higher risk of in-hospital mortality, postoperative complications, and longer length of hospital stay.