Abstract:Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to determine whether specific preoperative clinical characteristics were associated with low-volume transfusion in liver transplant recipients. Low-volume transfusion was defined as transfusion of < 2100 mL of packed red blood cells intraoperatively during liver transplant. The ability to accurately predict lowvolume transfusion could increase patient safety, decrease complications associated with transfusion, improve blood management, and decrease transplant case … Show more
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