Scandinavian journal of urology
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The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of intraoperative and postoperative blood transfusion on cancer-specific outcome. ⋯ Blood transfusions during and after radical cystectomy were independent prognostic factors for CSS in this retrospective study. Therefore, efforts should be made to reduce the necessity of intraoperative and postoperative blood transfusion in cystectomy patients.