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SUBMITTER: Lyu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5522331 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Lyu Xinghua X Qiao Wenhui W Li Debang D Leng Yufang Y
Oncotarget 20170601 25
<h4>Background</h4>Perioperative blood transfusion may be associated with negative clinical outcomes in oncological surgery. A meta-analysis of published studies was conducted to evaluate the impact of blood transfusion on short- and long-term outcomes following liver resection of colorectal liver metastasis (CLM).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A systematic search was performed to identify relevant articles. Data were pooled for meta-analysis using Review Manager version 5.3.<h4>Results</h4>Twent ...[more]