Abstract:Background
This study aimed to construct and validate a nomogram composed of preoperative variables to predict perioperative blood transfusion for gastric cancer surgery.
Methods
600 gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy between January 2010 and December 2015 were selected as primary cohort. 399 patients from January 2016 to June 2019 were collected as validation cohort. In the primary cohort, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify independent risk factors for blood transfus… Show more
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