George Vlachogiannis, Managing Editor – Cancer Control at Sage, shared on LinkedIn:
“Steven Benyahia and colleagues from Moffitt Cancer Center report a retrospective analysis of 314 patients who underwent ovarian cancer surgery at a single institution.
Intraoperative blood transfusions and prolonged hospital stays (>3 days) were significantly associated with reduced survival following surgical debulking for ovarian cancer.
Transfusion-sparing strategies and enhanced recovery protocols should be actively considered by the surgical and perioperative teams for improving long-term survival outcomes in gynecologic oncology.”
Title: Impact of Intraoperative Blood Transfusions on Survival Rates in Ovarian Cancer Patients
Journal: Sage Journals
Authors: Steven Benyahia, Monica Avila, Emily Coughlin, Amreesh Mahil, Alejandra Riveron, Yi Luo, Robert Wenham, Jeffrey Huang
Read the inspiring story of Bianca Balti’s brave battle with ovarian cancer on OncoDaily.
