Associations of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion With Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Korea Over a 16-Year Period.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated the associations between transfusion of different types of red blood cell (RBC) preparations and kidney allograft outcomes after kidney transplantation (KT) over a 16-year period in Korea using a nationwide population-based cohort.

Methods

We investigated the reported use of RBCs during hospitalization for KT surgery, rejection, and graft failure status using nationwide data from the National Health Information Database (2002-2017). The associations between the type of perioperative RBC product and transplant outcomes were evaluated among four predefined groups: no RBC transfusion, filtered RBCs, washed RBCs, and packed RBCs (pRBCs).

Results

A total of 17,754 KT patients was included, among which 8,530 (48.0%) received some type of R

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10353917 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature