Hepatocellular Cancer Recurrence After Liver Transplantation With and Without the Use of Intraoperative Blood Salvage and Autotransfusion: A Retrospective Study
In this single-center study, IBS and autotransfusion during LT in patients with concurrent HCC was not associated with an increased risk of recurrence. No unexpected risk factors for HCC recurrence after LT were identified. This study provides further evidence to confirm the safety of IBS in LT for HCC without the use of leukodepletion filters.
Authors
- Elise Butler
- Simone Irene Strasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6374-1525)
- Stephanie Ponsonby
- Sanchia S. Smith
- Andrew D. J. Watts
- Ken null Liu
- Avik Majumdar
- Jacqueline L. Robson
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Published
- 2026-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007998
- Primary Topic
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00