Predicting Need for Allogenic Blood Transfusion Following Surgery for Lung Cancer
Purpose: | To predict the probability of needing blood transfusion following surgical resection for lung cancer using the method of Cirasino et al.. |
Specialty: | Hematology/Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Surgical Critical Care, Thoracic Surgery |
Objective: | criteria for diagnosis, severity, prognosis, stage, differential diagnosis and mimics, red flags, selection |
ICD-10: | C34, D02.2, D62, Z51.3 |
Description: | Cirasino et al studied factors that could be used to identify patients undergoing lung resection for lung cancer who need allogenic blood transfusion. A person likely to use blood perioperatively might benefit from measures to reduce the need for allogenic units such as autologous blood collection, erythropoietin, and/or hemodilution. The authors are from Milan and Pavia in Italy. |
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