title: Blood transfusion and survival following surgery for renal carcinoma.
abstract: The effect of peri-operative blood transfusion on survival after surgery for renal carcinoma was studied in 201 patients. In addition to blood transfusion, several other factors were included in a multivariate analysis. Using Cox's proportional hazards model, transfusion of more than 4 units of blood was found to be an independent prognostic factor in addition to tumour stage, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and macrohaematuria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Innherred Hospital, Levanger, Norway.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Edna
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hesselberg
authors.forename: O K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Mjølnerød
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate