Impact of peri-transplant RBC transfusion and ABO incompatibility on acute graft-versus-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients

• Published in: Transfusion and apheresis science Vol. 61; no. 3; p. 103352
• Main Authors: Sever, Tayyibe, Kirkiz, Serap, Kaya, Zuhre, Kocak, Ulker
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2022
• Subjects: ABO incompatibility; aGVHD; Pediatric HSCT; Transfusion; Transfusion; aGVHD; Pediatric HSCT; ABO incompatibility

It is well known that stem cell transplantation is curative for many diseases; however, graft versus host disease (GVHD), which is a common posttransplant complication, has still a substantial place among the causes of transplant-related morbidity and mortality. The association between ABO incompati...