Impact of pre-transplant bloodstream infection on clinical outcomes after heart transplantation.
Jeng-Wei ChenHeng-Wen ChouNai-Kuan ChouChih-Hsien WangNai-Hsin ChiShu-Chien HuangHsi-Yu YuYih-Sharng ChenRon-Bin HsuPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2022)
Although pre-transplant BSI was associated with higher in-hospital mortality and prolonged postoperative hospital stay, patients who survived the early period had a similar long-term prognosis.