Impact of low skeletal muscle mass index and perioperative blood transfusion on the prognosis for HCC following curative resection

Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the prognostic factors including low skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and perioperative blood transfusion for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following curative surgery. Methods This study included 139 patients with HCC who underwent hepate...

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Main Authors: Tomoaki Bekki, Tomoyuki Abe, Hironobu Amano, Minoru Hattori, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Masahiro Nakahara, Hideki Ohdan, Toshio Noriyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01472-z