Perioperative blood transfusion is not an independent predictor for worse outcomes in retroperitoneal sarcoma surgery

Surgery for retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma (RPS) is technically challenging, often requiring perioperative red blood cell transfusion (PBT). In other cancers, controversy exists regarding the association of PBT and oncologic outcomes. No study has assessed this association in primary RPS, or identified factors associated with PBT.Data was collected on all resected primary RPS between 2006 and 2020 at The Ottawa Hospital (Canada) and...