Could we reduce the incidence of immune sensitization prior to heart transplant by reducing exposure to allogeneic blood transfusion?

Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Oct;31(10):1028-1030. doi: 10.1111/pan.14274.

Authors

Luis M Zabala¹, David Sutcliffe², David Faraoni³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
² Division of Cardiology, Children's Health Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
³ Arthur S. Keats Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

PMID: 34553453
DOI: 10.1111/pan.14274

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MeSH terms

Blood Transfusion
Heart Transplantation*
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
Humans
Incidence