Intraoperative allogeneic blood transfusion is not associated with postoperative acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality in liver transplantation patients: a propensity score matching analysis - Takeaways - MDSpire

Intraoperative allogeneic blood transfusion is not associated with postoperative acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality in liver transplantation patients: a propensity score matching analysis

  • By

  • Yi Wang

  • Zhipeng Wu

  • Man Lai

  • Huihui Zhang

  • Ying Xu

  • Yanmei Gu

  • Qinwei Yao

  • Guangming Li

  • Yingmin Ma

  • Xin Wang

  • June 23, 2026

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    The study included 686 liver transplant patients, with 517 (75.4%) receiving intraoperative blood transfusion.

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    Independent risk factors for intraoperative blood transfusion included sex, weight, liver cancer, and intraoperative bleeding.

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    In the unmatched cohort, intraoperative blood transfusion was associated with increased risk of postoperative acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality.

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    After propensity score matching, intraoperative blood transfusion was linked to increased risk of postoperative acute kidney injury but not in-hospital mortality.

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    In the matched cohort, intraoperative blood transfusion was not an independent risk factor for postoperative acute kidney injury or hospital mortality.

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Intraoperative allogeneic blood transfusion is not associated with postoperative acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality in liver transplantation patients: a propensity score matching analysis

  • by Yi Wang, Zhipeng Wu, Man Lai, Huihui Zhang, Ying Xu, Yanmei Gu, Qinwei Yao, Guangming Li, Yingmin Ma, Xin Wang

  • June 23, 2026

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