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Blood transfusion and survival after laryngectomy for laryngeal carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Stephen R. Ell*
Affiliation:
Liverpool
P. M. Stell
Affiliation:
Liverpool
*
Mr Stephen Ell, F.R.C.S., Registrar in ENT, ENT Department, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JF.

Abstract

Survival of patients with surgically treated malignancy may be adversely affected by blood transfusion. Immune suppression due to transfusion has been implicated but remains unproven. We conducted a study of 240 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx undergoing laryngectomy to assess the effect of per-operative blood transfusion on survival.

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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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