Effect of Perioperative Blood Transfusions and Infectious Complications on Inflammatory Activation and Long-Term Survival Following Gastric Cancer Resection.
Noelia PuértolasJavier OsorioCarlos JericóCoro MirandaMaite SantamaríaEva ArtigauGonzalo GalofréElisenda GarsotAlexis LunaAurora AldeanoCarles OlonaJoan MolinasLaura PulidoMarta GimenoManuel PeraPublished in: Cancers (2022)
Combination of perioperative blood transfusion and infectious complications following gastric cancer surgery was related to greater NLR increase and poorer DFS. These findings suggest that perioperative blood transfusion and infectious complications may have a synergic effect creating a pro-inflammatory activation that favors tumor recurrence.