Factors influencing the transfusion effect
Lagaaij, E.L.; Persijn, G.G.
Clinical Transplants 1987: 243-247
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0890-9016 PMID: 3154410 Document Number: 290718
Pretransplant blood transfusions can improve kidney graft survival, but they risk sensitizing the patient. One transfusion induces the beneficial transfusion effect and has a minimal risk for sensitization. Recipients with different HLA-DR phenotypes may need different numbers of transfusions to improve graft survival. For nontransfused recipients it is important to receive a well-matched HLA-DR kidney.