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Title:

Influence of blood transfusions during radical retropubic prostatectomy on disease outcome.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Paul, R; Schmid, R; Busch, R; van Randenborgh, H; Alschibaja, M; Schöler, S; Hartung, R
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: Blood transfusion in patients with malignant neoplasms may alter the disease outcome because of a theoretical immunomodulatory effect. This effect may reduce prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-free and disease-specific survival in patients with prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. However, the results in published studies have been contradictory, and this effect has not yet been determined. METHODS: We evaluated 1412 patients after radical prostatectomy from 1984 to 2003 in a re...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Urology
Year:
2006
Journal volume:
67
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
137-41
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.urology.2005.07.020
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16413349
Print-ISSN:
0090-4295
TUM Institution:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie; Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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