Transfused Red Blood Cell Characteristics and Kidney Transplant Outcomes Among Patients Receiving Early Posttransplant Transfusion.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) is frequently required in the early post-kidney transplant period, but long-term outcomes associated with RBCT is controversial. Therefore, it may be relevant to investigate the association between RBCT characteristics and transplant outcomes.

Objective

To study the association between RBC storage duration and transplant outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a nationwide retrospective cohort study based on data linking between 2 prospective French nationwide registries. Clinical transplant parameters, outcomes, and RBCT characteristics were extracted from the CRISTAL registry of the Agence de la Biomédecine and the national database of the Etablissement Français du Sang. All 12 559 patients having received a

SUBMITTER: Gaiffe E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502525 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature