Allogeneic blood and postoperative cancer outcomes: correlation or causation?

Anaesthesia. 2020 Apr;75(4):438-441. doi: 10.1111/anae.14965. Epub 2019 Dec 23.

Authors

E A Dickson¹, A G Acheson²

Affiliations

¹ National Institute for Healthcare Research Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
² Department of Surgery, University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK.

PMID: 31872437
DOI: 10.1111/anae.14965

No abstract available

Keywords: bias; blood transfusion; cancer outcomes; observational study; trial methodology.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Blood Transfusion
Blood Transfusion, Autologous
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms*
Postoperative Period