Is peri-transplant blood transfusion associated with worse transplant outcomes? A retrospective study.

Background: Blood transfusion is common during the peri-transplantation period. The incidence of immunological reactions to blood transfusion after kidney tran splantation and their consequences on graft outcomes have not been extensively studied.

Aim: To examine the risk of graft rejection and loss in patients who received blood transfusion in the immediate peri-transplantation period.