Evolving Trends and Impact of Waitlist Transfusion on Recipient Outcomes Following Heart Transplantation.

Yeahwa HongNidhi IyannaNicholas R HessLuke A ZieglerMohamed AbdullahAnder Dorken-GallastegiMichael A MathierMary E KeeblerGavin W HickeyDavid J Kaczorowski

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2024)

There is a lower incidence of waitlist transfusion among transplant recipients under the 2018 allocation system. Waitlist transfusion is not an independent predictor of adverse posttransplant outcomes but rather a marker of the patient's clinical condition. ECMO, Impella, and pretransplant dialysis are strong predictors of waitlist transfusion.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
sickle cell disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
acute respiratory distress syndrome
risk factors
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
respiratory failure
glycemic control