Open AccessRisk Factors for Transfusion after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Ana Paula Hitomi Yokoyama,
José Mauro Kutner,
Araci Massami Sakashita,
CY Nakazawa,
Tatiana Almeida Omura de Paula,
Raffael Pereira Cezar Zamper,
Pamella Tung Pedroso,
Márcio Dias de Almeida,
Sérgio Paiva Meira Filho,
Fernanda Andrade Orsi
Publication year - 2019
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 - 10.1159/000499120
Subject(s) - medicine , blood product , blood transfusion , liver transplantation , surgery , hepatocellular carcinoma , logistic regression , orthotopic liver transplantation , transplantation , anesthesia
Transfusion of blood products during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although risk factors associated with intraoperative transfusion requirements have been widely assessed, published data on the prediction of postoperative transfusion requirements are sparse.