Influence of blood transfusion on postoperative inflammation, stress markers, and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer

Figure 1 Comparison of inflammatory markers between two groups. A: White blood cell count; B: Neutrophil; C: Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio; D: C-reactive protein; E: Interleukin-6; F: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha; G: Procalcitonin. ^aP < 0.05. ^bP < 0.01. WBC: White blood cell count; NLR: Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-6: Interleukin-6; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha; PCT: Procalcitonin.

Figure 2 Comparison of stress markers between two groups. A: Cortisol; B: Epinephrine; C: Norepinephrine; D: Blood glucose. ^aP < 0.05. ^bP < 0.01. ^cP < 0.001.

Figure 3 Postoperative survival analysis between the transfusion group and non-transfusion group. A: Overall survival; B: Disease-free survival.