Publications by authors named "Renata Pereira Sustovitch Pugliese"
Perioperative blood transfusion decreases long-term survival in pediatric living donor liver transplantation.
Karina Gordon Estela Regina Ramos Figueira Joel Avancini Rocha-Filho Luiz Antonio Mondadori Eduardo Henrique Giroud Joaquim Renata Pereira Sustovitch Pugliese
World J Gastroenterol
March 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how perioperative blood transfusions affect short- and long-term outcomes in pediatric living donor liver transplantation (PLDLT) for small patients, focusing on complications and mortality.
- A total of 240 children were evaluated, with findings revealing that higher volumes of transfusions (over 27.5 mL/kg) were linked to more serious postoperative complications and increased mortality rates over a 10-year follow-up period.
- In the short term, high-volume transfusion recipients experienced more severe infectious, cardiovascular, and respiratory complications but had fewer rejection complications compared to those with low-volume transfusions.