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Liver transplantation across abo blood groups
Author(s) -
Bove Joseph R.,
Conn Harold O.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.488
H-Index - 361
eISSN - 1527-3350
pISSN - 0270-9139
DOI - 10.1002/hep.1840070332
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , medicine , liver transplantation , transplantation , surgery , abo incompatibility
Six hundred seventy‐one first, second and third orthotopic liver allografts in 520 patients were reviewed to determine the effect of donor‐recipient mismatches or incompatibilities for the ABO blood groups on graft survival. A significant advantage for ABO donor‐recipient identity was found, especially in adults for first grafts. However, a surprisingly large number of ABO incompatible grafts were successful. We recommend that nonidentical or incompatible grafts be limited to patients such as small children for whom the supply of available donors is severely limited for patients in urgent need of transplantation or retransplantation.