Indeed, the fact that after propensity score matching, the difference in 1-year mortality between transfused (17.4%) and nontransfused (13.2%) patients did not reach statistical significance suggests that residual confounding may still be present, and overgeneralization of these findings should be avoided.
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Red Cell Transfusion and Outcomes in Cancer Surgery-Another Piece of the Jigsaw.
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