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. 1987 Dec;19(6):4575-9.

Experience with primary liver transplantation across ABO blood groups

R D Gordon  1 , S Iwatsuki, C O Esquivel, S Todo, L Makowka, A Tzakis, J W Marsh, T E Starzl
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Experience with primary liver transplantation across ABO blood groups

R D Gordon et al. Transplant Proc. 1987 Dec.
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Fig 1
Fig 1
ABO donor-recipient compatibility classified according to recipient ABO blood group. GVH (graft-v-host) refers to ABO compatible but not identical graft-recipient pairs (such as O to A, B, or AB). Most of the ABO mismatched grafts were given to recipients of A, B, and AB blood types formula image, Identical; formula image, GVH; formula image, incompatible.
Fig 2
Fig 2
The age distribution of liver transplant recipients. Many of the ABO mismatched grafts were given to younger patients. formula image, incompatible; formula image, GVH; formula image, ABO identical.
Fig 3
Fig 3
The major indications for liver transplantation according to ABO graft-recipient match. Most of the ABO mismatched grafts were given to recipients with chronic aggressive hepatitis (cirrhosis) or biliary atresia, the two most common indications for transplantation. formula image, ABO identical; formula image, GVH; formula image, incompatible.
Fig 4
Fig 4
(A) Patient and primary graft survival for 745 liver transplant recipients. (B) Survival for recipients under 4 years of age at the time of transplantation was not significantly different than survival of patients over 4 years of age.
Fig 5
Fig 5
The fate of 745 primary liver grafts according to graft-recipient ABO match. Significantly more grafts were lost in the ABO mismatched cases. formula image, functioning; formula image, retransplanted; formula image, died.
Fig 6
Fig 6
(A) Survival for 745 primary liver transplants based on donor-recipient ABO match. (B) Survival based on donor-recipient ABO match for primary liver transplants in patients considered clinically stable at the time of transplantation. (C) Survival based on donor-recipient match for primary liver failure with graft loss to technical failure excluded. ABO compatible but not identical (GVH) and ABO compatible donor-recipient combinations have been pooled into a single class of “not identical.”
Fig 7
Fig 7
Donor-recipient ABO matches classified according to the clinical urgency at the time of transplantation. This is a significantly higher proportion of urgent cases in the ABO mismatched groups. formula image, stable; formula image, urgent.
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References

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