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

Table 4 Comparison in Outcomes of transplantation between the two groups, n (%)

	Total, 105	Non-transfusion, 51 (48.6%)	Transfusion, 54 (51.4%)	P value
Rejection	5 (4.8)	2 (3.9)	3 (5.6)	1
Rejection type
ABMR	2 (40)	1 (50)	1 (33.3)	1
Cellular	3 (60)	1 (50)	2 (66.7)
Graft loss	4 (3.8)	1 (2)	3 (5.6)	0.618
Death	2 (1.9)	1 (2)	1 (1.9)	1
DGF	11 (10.5)	2 (3.9)	9 (16.7)	0.053
Serum creatinine
At discharge	141 ± 124.1	123 ± 56.7	158 ± 163	0.770
6 mo	108 ± 40.7	107.1 ± 28	108.9 ± 50.4	0.825
12 mo	109.1 ± 51.3	101.9 ± 22.9	117 ± 69.8	0.182
18 mo	126 ± 168.7	106.2 ± 26.5	147.4 ± 241.5	0.735
Creatinine difference: At 18 mo-at discharge		-19.4 ± 61.5	12.3 ± 253.8	0.439

ABMR: Antibody-mediated rejection; DGF: Delayed-graft function.