Table 2

Risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion in 145 patients undergoing oesophagectomy

Factors
Transfused (71)
Not transfused (74)
P-value

Sex:


0.148
     Male
47
57

     Female
24
17

Age:


0.0001
     <70 years
31
54

     >70 years
40
20

Comorbid factors:


0.002
     Yes
45
28

     No
26
46

ASA Class:


0.004
     1
8
18

     2
44
48

     3
19
8

ECOG score:


0.005
     0
27
45

     1
31
23

     2
10
4

     3
3
2

Haemoglobin levels:


0.001
     <11.0 g/dl
15
2

     ≥ 11.0 g/dl
56
72

Tumour site:


0.836
     Upper third
1
1

     Middle third
8
6

     Lower third
18
16

     GOJ
44
51

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy:


0.266
     Yes
28
36

     No
43
38

Tumour histology:


0.200
     SCC
22
16

     ADC
49
58

Tumour grade:


0.870
     Well
12
13

     Moderately
26
25

     Poorly
33
36

T-stage:


0.002
     1
5
16

     2
9
16

     3
55
42

     4
2
0

N-stage:


0.166
     N0
34
27

     N1
37
47

Operative blood loss:


0.715
     <800 ml
43
47

     >800 ml
28
27

Postoperative complications:


0.0001
     Yes
46
25

     No
25
49

Anastomotic leak:


0.001
     Yes
13
1

     No
58
73


ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; GOJ, Gastro-oesophageal junction;

SCC, Squamous cell carcinoma; ADC, Adenocarcinoma

Ayantunde et al. BMC Surgery 2008 8:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2482-8-3