Risk factors for indications of intraoperative blood transfusion among patients undergoing surgical treatment for colorectal adenocarcinoma

Abstract

This investigation allows the conclusion that radical intervention and the abdominoperineal procedure in the surgical treatment of colorectal adenocarcinoma are risk factors for requiring intraoperative blood transfusion.

Blood transfusions in colorectal cancer surgery: incidence, outcomes, and predictive factors: an American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis

“…These risk factors have been examined in smaller series with some discrepancies. 7,21,25 To date, there is no predictive model or nomogram evaluating the requirement for perioperative blood transfusions in patients with colorectal cancer.…”