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. 1994 May-Jun;10(3):195-9.
doi: 10.1002/ssu.2980100307.

Colorectal cancer recurrence and perioperative blood transfusions: a critical reappraisal

O R Busch  1 , R L Marquet, W C Hop, J Jeekel
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Colorectal cancer recurrence and perioperative blood transfusions: a critical reappraisal

O R Busch et al. Semin Surg Oncol. 1994 May-Jun.

Abstract

The last 2 decades the immunomodulatory effect of blood transfusions has been investigated intensively. The effect of blood transfusions on the prognosis of colorectal cancer patients is reviewed in this paper. We made an evaluation of the material from animal and from clinical studies present in the literature. The results from clinical randomized trials dealing with this subject, which have been published recently, are discussed as well.

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