Preoperative Transfusion for Anemia in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery for Malignancy.
Adrienne B ShannonYun SongLauren B Davis RiveraRobert E RosesDouglas L FrakerRachel R KelzJohn T MiuraGiorgos C KarakousisPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)
Preoperative transfusion is associated with increased surgical site infections and longer hospital stay and should be carefully considered in oncologic patients given the absence of improvement in outcomes.