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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
Transfusion therapy of liver transplant patients remains a challenge. High volumes of intraoperative blood transfusion have been shown to increase the risk of poor graft or patient survival. We conducted a retrospective study of 209 consecutive liver transplant cases at our institution. Only patients receiving their first liver transplant, with no other simultaneous organ transplants, were included. Cox proportional hazard modeling was used to identify clinical variables correlated with postoperative patient mortality. Statistically significant variables for poor patient survival were the number of red blood cell and plasma units transfused, a history of red blood cell alloantibodies, and the immunosuppressive regimen used. History of pregnancy also approached statistical significance but was less robust than the other 3 variables. Our findings suggest that blood transfusion and immune modulation greatly affect the survival of patients after liver transplantation.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1527-6465
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2007 AASLD.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1654-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18044783-ABO Blood-Group System, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Blood Loss, Surgical, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Blood Transfusion, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Erythrocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Isoantibodies, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Kaplan-Meier Estimate, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Liver Failure, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18044783-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Alloimmunization to red blood cell antigens affects clinical outcomes in liver transplant patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Stanford University, and Department of Transfusion Medicine, Stanford University Hospitals and Clinics, CA 94305, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article