Transfusion Management and Immunohematologic Complications in Liver Transplantation: Experience of a Single Institution
Author(s) -
Pilar Solves,
Nelly Carpio,
Federico Moscardó,
Aima Lancharro,
Isabel Cano,
Andrés Moyá,
Rafael LópezAndújar,
Miguel Á. Sanz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
transfusion medicine and hemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1660-3818
pISSN - 1660-3796
DOI - 10.1159/000370260
Subject(s) - medicine , abo blood group system , incidence (geometry) , liver transplantation , hemolysis , blood transfusion , surgery , fresh frozen plasma , transplantation , retrospective cohort study , hemoglobin , complication , platelet , physics , optics
Liver transplantation (LT) has traditionally been associated with major blood loss and consequently high blood transfusion requirements. Our objective was to analyze transfusion management and incidence of immunohematologic complications in patients undergoing LT at our institution.
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