Association Between Intraoperative Platelet Transfusion and Early Graft Regeneration in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Abstract

Graft regeneration after LDLT increased in relation to a graded increase in the amount of transfused platelets and higher postreperfusion platelet counts during surgery. These results offer additional evidence regarding the important role of platelets in initiating liver regeneration and, furthermore, the indications for and the benefits vs risks of platelet transfusion during LDLT.