Postoperative Outcomes in Infants Undergoing ABO-incompatible Heart Transplantation in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

ABO-incompatible heart transplant is a method to increase the infant donor pool. However data on long-term survival and rejection after ABO-incompatible heart transplant in recent era are limited.

Methods

The United Network for Organ Sharing database was queried for infant heart transplants performed from January 2008 to March 2020. Patient demographics and known risk factors for posttransplant mortality were collected. Statistical analysis using Bayesian additive regression trees was performed to evaluate the association of ABO incompatibility and overall survival, graft survival, acute rejection episodes, and length of stay.

Results

Of 1368 included infants (age < 1 year), 280 (20.47%) were ABO incompatible. ABO incompatibility was not associated with inc

SUBMITTER: Chauhan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8948097 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature