title: Low incidence of post-transfusion hepatitis in patients with liver cirrhosis.
abstract: A study has been undertaken to determine the incidence of post-transfusion hepatitis in 57 patients with liver cirrhosis (non-B type) and 93 cases without liver disease, who received blood transfusion during major surgery. A significantly lower incidence of post-transfusion hepatitis (5.3%) was found in patients with liver cirrhosis than in those (17.2%) without liver disease. Two out of three cirrhotic patients with post-transfusion hepatitis progressed to the clinical state of hepatic failure.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction