Impact of preoperative red blood cell transfusion on long-term mortality of liver transplantation: A retrospective cohort study

Seong, Hyunyoung; Jang, Yookyung; Ko, Eunji; Lee, Jaehee; Kim, Taesan; Hak Lim, Choon; Ju Shin, Hyeon; Kim, Yun-Hee; Kim, Dong‐Sik

doi:10.1097/md.0000000000034914

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Impact of preoperative red blood cell transfusion on long-term mortality of liver transplantation: A retrospective cohort study

Published in Medicine • Sep 15, 2023

Authors:

Hyunyoung Seong

Yookyung Jang

Eunji Ko

Abstract

Preoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion can induce immune modulation and alloimmunization; however, few studies have investigated the effect of preoperative transfusion and hemoglobin levels that need to be corrected before surgery, especially in critically ill patients such as those with end-...

Subject

Medicine

Blood transfusion

Liver transplantation

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