Open AccessPre-conditioning Serum Uric Acid as a Risk Factor for Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome of the Liver in Children Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Author(s) -
Fatma Visal Okur,
Murat Karapapak,
Khaled Warasnhe,
Umut Aslan,
Barış Kuşkonmaz,
Duygu Uçkan Çetinkaya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1300-7777
DOI - 10.4274/tjh.galenos.2021.2021.0174
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , odds ratio , transplantation , confidence interval , uric acid , c reactive protein , creatinine , bilirubin , serum albumin , surgery , inflammation
Uric acid (UA), a known danger signal released from injured cells, is a valuable sign of inflammation. We aimed to evaluate the association of serum UA levels before the start of conditioning regimens with the risk of hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) development after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).