The effect of perioperative blood transfusion on oncological outcomes in radical cystectomy patients: a narrative review

: In the last few years, the role of allogeneic blood transfusions (ABTs) on oncological outcomes in patients treated with surgery for various malignancies (i.e., colorectal, kidney and prostate cancer) has been evaluated in several studies. However, only a few data exist regarding the role of transfusions in bladder cancer (BCa) patients treated with radical cystectomy (RC) and results reported in literature are controversial. Therefore, our...