The impact of perioperative transfusion of blood products on survival after pediatric liver transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 357-366

  Nacoti, M ^a   Cazzaniga, S ^b   Lorusso, F ^a   Naldi, L ^b   Brambillasca, P ^a   Benigni, A ^a   Corno, V ^a   Colledan, M ^a   Bonanomi, E ^a   Vedovati, S ^a   Buoro, S ^a   Falanga, A ^a   Lussana, F ^c   Barbui, T ^a   Sonzogni, V ^a  

^a Riuniti Hospital   (Italy)

^b Centro Studi GISED   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

pediatric liver transplantation; perioperative; survival; transfusion

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PLASMA; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861201244     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01674.x     Document Type: Article

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