title: Graft survival and blood transfusion.
abstract: The outcome of primary kidney transplantation in 244 patients was studied with reference to pre-transplant blood transfusions. Fifty-eight patients received kidneys from living related donors with one shared HLA-haplotype, 186 patients received kidneys from cadaveric donors. Graft survival was found to be significantly poorer in non-transfused patients, especially in patients receiving kidneys from living related donors. The degree of uraemic intoxication did not seem to influence the outcome.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002102:Cadaver; D002648:Child; D006085:Graft Survival; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006648:Histocompatibility; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014511:Uremia / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens