Perioperative Allogeneic Blood Transfusion Is Associated With Surgical Site Infection After Abdominoperineal Resection-a Space for the Implementation of Patient Blood Management Strategies.

ABT in the perioperative period of APR and TPE may have an important immunomodulatory effect, leading to an increased incidence of SSI, and efforts to avoid allogeneic blood exposure while still achieving adequate patient blood management would be very important for patients undergoing APR andTPE.