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Role of Blood Transfusions and Pregnancies in Kidney Transplantation
Author(s) -
Fauchet R.,
Wattelet J.,
Genetet B.,
Campion J. P.,
Launois B.,
Cartier F.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1979.tb02295.x
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney transplantation , transplantation , pregnancy , isoantibodies , blood transfusion , intensive care medicine , obstetrics , kidney , surgery , immunology , biology , antibody , genetics
Abstract. A retrospective study in 71 cadaver renal transplant patients showed a significantly better 2‐year graft survival rate (62%) in patients who received pretransplant transfusions or who were parous than in nontransfused patients or patients who have not been pregnant (29%). The beneficial influence of blood transfusion and of pregnancy is thus confirmed. An additive effect of blood transfusion and pregnancy is suggested by the results of this study.