Table 1 Studies regarding blood transfusion in head and neck cancer patients
Author | Patients (n) | Location | Outcome | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Böck[24] | 174 (141 with transfusion) | Larynx/hypopharynx | Recurrence, survival, infection | No influence |
Jones[25] | 90 (46 with transfusion) | Head and neck | Recurrence | No influence |
Ell[26] | 240 (113 with transfusion) | Larynx | Survival | No influence |
Woolley[27] | 143 (99 with tranfusion) | Head and neck | Recurrence | P < 0.009 |
Von Doersten[28] | 104 (51 with transfusion) | Head and neck | Recurrence, infection | No influence |
Schuller[17] | 217 (132 with transfusion) | Head and neck | Survival | No influence |
Barra[29] | 207 (152 with transfusion) | Head and neck | Survival | P < 0.05 |
Alun-Jones[30] | 69 (38 with transfusion) | Larynx | Survival | P < 0.05 |
Sturgis[14] | 61 (25 with transfusion) | Head and neck | Recurrence | Influence (48% with transfusion; 24% without transfusion) |
Leon[31] | 269 (86 with transfusion) | Larynx | Recurrence | No influence |
Moir[32] | 165 (60 with transfusion) | Head and neck | Recurrence | P < 0.04 |
Taniguchi[15] | 105 (64 with transfusion) | Oral cavity | Survival | P < 0.01 |
Szakmany[33] | 559 (437 with transfusion) | Oral cavity/ Oropharyngeal | Recurrence, survival | ≥3 units influence |
Fenner[16] | 223 | Oral cavity | Survival | No influence |