Does perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion worsen the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma? A meta-analysis of propensity score-matched studies

BackgroundAllogeneic blood transfusion is required in a part of liver resection. The effect of allogeneic blood transfusion on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial. To investigate whether perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion (PBT) affects the long...

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Main Authors: Lingbo Hu, Zhenyu Li, Yingli Qiao, Aidong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1230882/full