Association of clonal haematopoiesis with severe postoperative complications in patients undergoing radical oesophagectomy.

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BACKGROUND: Clonal haematopoiesis (CH) is an age-associated clonal expansion of blood cells driven by leukaemia-associated somatic mutations. Although CH has been reported to be a risk factor for leukaemia and a number of non-haematopoietic diseases, its role in perioperative medicine remains unexplored. METHODS: This was a single-centre, prospective, observational study. Patients undergoing radical...

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