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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
Figure 1 Transfusion procedures in 378 patients undergoing liver resection.
No TR: Not transfused (62%); ABT: Autologous blood transfusion (21%); IBS: Intraoperative blood salvage (3%); PAD: Preoperative autologous blood donation (12%); ANH: Acute normovolemic hemodilution (2%, seven of the eight pts were Jehowa’s Witnesses). Data from the Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Figure 2 Details of postoperative infectious complications (44 pts, 11.
6%) occurred in 378 patients undergoing liver resections and correlated to transfusion procedures. UTV: Urinary tract infection; CVC: Central venous catheter; UPF: Undiagnosed post-operative fever. Data from the Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
- Citation: Dionigi G, Boni L, Rovera F, Rausei S, Cuffari S, Cantone G, Bacuzzi A, Dionigi R. Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on clinical outcomes in hepatic surgery for cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(32): 3976-3983
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i32/3976.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.3976