Research Article
Liver Transplantation without Perioperative Transfusions Single-Center Experience Showing Better Early Outcome and Shorter Hospital Stay
Table 1
Recipient preoperative status in No- and Yes-Transfusion groups.
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| | Age (years)* | 57 (18–73) | 56 (1–72) | 0.99 | | Male (%) | 26 (67) | 54 (61) | 0.69 | | BMI | 22 (19–35) | 22 (15–35) | 0.99 | | Previous upper abdominal surgery (%) | 8 (20) | 13 (15) | 0.42 | | Elective/emergency | 35/4 | 76/12 | 0.77 | | MELD* | 11 (6–26) | 21 (6–50) | 0.0001 | | MELD ≥ 25 (%) | 5 (13) | 25 (28) | 0.07 | | HCC (%) | 8 (21) | 25 (28) | 0.20 | | HCV cirrhosis (%) | 14 (36) | 18 (20) | 0.07 |
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Median and Range; BMI: body mass index; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease; HCC: hepatocarcinoma; HCV: hepatitis C virus.
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