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Original Article

Renal Graft Rejection and Blood Transfusion Before and During the Transplant Operation

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Pages 271-273 | Received 14 Apr 1978, Published online: 15 Feb 2010
 

Abstract

The outcome of 390 consecutive primary cadaveric renal transplantations in a single centre was studied with regard to blood transfusions before and during the transplant operation. The graft loss due to rejection was 38% at 12 months in the transfused group compared to 67% in the non-transfused group (p<0.0005). When peroperative transfusions were added to patients in the previously transfused group, the graft loss was reduced to 34% compared to 50% if no peroperative blood was given (p<0.05).

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