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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2009; 15(32): 3976-3983
Published online Aug 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3976
Published online Aug 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3976
Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on clinical outcomes in hepatic surgery for cancer
Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Luigi Boni, Francesca Rovera, Stefano Rausei, Renzo Dionigi, Department of Surgical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera-Polo Universitario, University of Insubria, Via Guicciardini, 21100 Varese, Italy
Salvatore Cuffari, Giovanni Cantone, Alessandro Bacuzzi, Department of Anesthesiology, Azienda Ospedaliera-Polo Universitario, 21100 Varese, Italy
Author contributions: Dionigi G contributed to acquisition of data; Boni L and Rovera F contributed equally to study conception and design; Rausei S analyzed and interpreted the data; Cuffari S, Cantone G and Bacuzzi A performed the drafting of manuscript; Dionigi R contributed to critical revision and supervision.
Correspondence to: Gianlorenzo Dionigi, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera-Polo Universitario, University of Insubria, Via Guicciardini, 21100 Varese, Italy. gianlorenzo.dionigi@uninsubria.it
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Received: June 4, 2009
Revised: July 20, 2009
Accepted: July 27, 2009
Published online: August 28, 2009
Revised: July 20, 2009
Accepted: July 27, 2009
Published online: August 28, 2009
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