We analyzed the influence of packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions on the prognosis of 163 @entity1 with @entity356 undergoing subtotal gastrectomy with a curative intention. Over a period of 15 years, our department admitted 505 @entity1 with @entity356 , with curative subtotal gastrectomy being performed in 167 cases. Mean age was 62.2 years (range: 30-87); there was a predominance of males (104 cases; 63.8%). Excluding the four @entity1 who died in the immediate postoperative period (first 30 days), the remaining 163 were reviewed twice yearly in our department until either they died or the study ended. Follow-up averaged 49.5 months, with a median of 36 months. Sixty-nine (42.3%) of the 163 @entity1 received transfusions of PRBC. On correlating the variables with the transfusion, we found a statistical significance only between the rate of transfusion and @entity1 age over 63 years (P < 0.01), with an evolution time of less than three months (P < 0.05) and in @entity5 of >4 cm (P < 0.05). The five-year survival rate of the nontransfusion @entity1 was 56.9% and of the transfusion @entity1 40%, with statistically significant differences (P = 0.0132). On studying @entity1 according to @entity5 stage, we found that blood transfusion had a statistically significant influence on prognosis only in @entity1 with @entity5 stage III (P = 0.0051). In the univariate analysis of the remaining variables collected, the existence of @entity5 (P = 0.0307), @entity5 size (P = 0.00001), degree of involvement of the gastric wall (P = 0.00001), lymph node involvement (P = 0.00001) and @entity5 stage (P = 0.00001) revealed a statistically significant influence on prognosis. If we apply Cox's regression model to the variables that in the univariate analysis had a statistically significant influence on prognosis, we found that only @entity5 size and stage were independent predictors of survival. In our experience, PRBC transfusion does not influence the long-term survival of @entity1 with resected @entity356 .

Does perioperative blood transfusion influence long-term prognosis of XXXX ?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'abdominal tumor', 'tumors'] @entity356 :: ('MESH:D013274', 'Disease') :: ['gastric adenocarcinoma']
@entity356 :: (MESH:D013274,Disease) :: ['gastric cancer']
