Open AccessPerioperative blood transfusion decreases long-term survival in pediatric living donor liver transplantation
Author(s) -
Karina Gordon,
Estela Regina Ramos Figueira,
Joel Avancini RochaFilho,
Luiz Antônio Mondadori,
Eduardo Henrique Giroud Joaquim,
João Seda Neto,
Eduardo A. Fonseca,
Renata Pugliese,
Agustín Vintimilla,
José Otávio Costa Auler,
Maria José Carvalho Carmona,
Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Alburquerque
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v27.i12.1161
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , blood transfusion , liver transplantation , living donor liver transplantation , transplantation , surgery
The impact of perioperative blood transfusion on short- and long-term outcomes in pediatric living donor liver transplantation (PLDLT) must still be ascertained, mainly among young children. Clinical and surgical postoperative complications related to perioperative blood transfusion are well described up to three months after adult liver transplantation.