Prevalence and predictors of blood transfusion after pediatric kidney transplantation.

Katherine M RichardsRebecca A SpicerElizabeth CraigSean E Kennedy

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2018)

Transfusions are prevalent in the perioperative period after pediatric kidney transplantation. Lower pre-transplant hemoglobin increases the risk of transfusion. Graft function predicts hemoglobin levels at 3 months.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
cardiac surgery
risk factors
patients undergoing
red blood cell
sickle cell disease
childhood cancer