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09 April 2024: Original Paper

Impact of Blood Products Transfusion on Patients in the Immediate Post-Lung Transplant Period: A Cohort Study

Atif S. Siddiqui 12ABCDEF* , Jawairia Shakil 23CDEF

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.943652

Ann Transplant 2024; 29:e943652

Table 3 Characteristics associated with the occurrence of composite events – univariable logistic regression.

No composite eventComposite event*UnivariableMultivariable
(n=74)(n=158)OR (95% CI)p-valueOR (95% CI)p-value
42 (56.8)116 (73.4)2.10 (1.18, 3.76)0.011.71 (0.86, 3.42)0.13
Age at transplant (years), median (IQR)63.0 (58.0, 66.6)61.2 (52.5, 65.9)0.97 (0.94, 1.00)0.040.99 (0.95, 1.03)0.51
Male gender42 (56.8)85 (53.8)0.89 (0.51, 1.55)0.67----
Ethnicity
 White58 (78.4)94 (59.5)(reference)----
 Black68 (10.8)36 (22.8)2.78 (1.21, 6.39)0.02----
 Hispanic/Latino6 (8.1)22 (13.9)2.26 (0.87, 5.91)0.10----
 Asian2 (2.7)6 (3.8)1.85 (0.36, 9.48)0.46----
Non-White16 (21.6)64 (40.5)2.47 (1.30, 4.67)0.012.26 (1.10, 4.64)0.03
Body mass index at transplant, median (IQR)28.6 (22.5, 31.5)26.6 (23.4, 30.4)0.98 (0.92, 1.03)0.40----
Double lung transplant47 (63.5)124 (78.5)2.10 (1.14, 3.84)0.021.16 (0.53, 2.52)0.71
Primary diagnosis
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)17 (23.0)35 (22.2)(reference)
 Cystic fibrosis2 (2.7)7 (4.4)1.70 (0.32, 9.07)0.541.28 (0.61, 2.71)0.51
 Interstitial lung disease (ILD)49 (66.2)97 (61.4)0.96 (0.49, 1.89)0.911.14 (0.16, 8.08)0.90
 Other6 (8.1)19 (12.0)1.54 (0.52, 4.55)0.441.37 (0.48, 3.91)0.56
Previous malignancy5 (6.8)8 (5.1)0.74 (0.23, 2.33)0.60----
Diabetes21 (28.4)47 (29.7)1.07 (0.58, 1.97)0.83----
History of smoking46 (62.2)88 (55.7)0.77 (0.43, 1.35)0.35----
Months in wait list, median (IQR)1.8 (0.8, 5.3)1.7 (0.5, 3.8)0.99 (0.95, 1.04)0.74----
Total serum bilirubin (mg/dL), median (IQR)0.3 (0.2, 0.5)0.3 (0.2, 0.5)1.13 (0.40, 3.21)0.81----
Serum creatinine at transplant, median (IQR)0.8 (0.7, 1.0)0.8 (0.7, 1.0)1.05 (0.68, 1.64)0.82----
eGFR at transplant (mL/mn/1.73 m), median (IQR)90.4 (73.9, 99.0)92.4 (76.0, 103.3)1.01 (1.00, 1.02)0.22----
eGFR at transplant10 (13.5)15 (9.5)0.67 (0.29, 1.57)0.36----
Pre-transplant ventilation2 (2.7)7 (4.4)1.67 (0.34, 8.24)0.53----
Systolic PA pressure at transplant (mmHg), median (IQR)35.0 (29.0, 42.0)38.0 (32.0, 50.0)1.01 (0.99, 1.03)0.26----
Diastolic PA pressure at transplant (mmHg), median (IQR)15.0 (11.0, 20.0)17.0 (12.0, 21.0)1.02 (0.99, 1.06)0.21----
Mean PA pressure at transplant (mmHg), median (IQR)22.0 (16.0, 28.0)24.0 (18.5, 30.0)1.01 (0.99, 1.04)0.39----
Mean PCWP (mmHg), median (IQR)9.0 (6.0, 12.0)10.0 (6.0, 14.0)1.04 (0.98, 1.10)0.23----
Hemoglobin level pre lung transplant (g/dL), median (IQR)12.1 (11.0, 13.6)12.0 (10.5, 13.1)0.90 (0.77, 1.05)0.170.97 (0.81, 1.16)0.72
Platelet count pre lung transplant (k/microliter), median (IQR)240.5 (197.0, 289.0)240.0 (198.0, 283.0)1.00 (0.99, 1.00)0.43----
INR pre-transplant, median (IQR)1.0 (1.0, 1.0)1.0 (1.0, 1.0)6.68 (0.91, 49.25)0.06----
Lowest PO2/FIO2 ratio, POD 0, median (IQR)263.5 (190.0, 400.0)216.3 (125.0, 335.0)1.00 (1.00, 1.00)0.09----
Extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) (mL), median (IQR)1000.0 (500.0, 1500.0)1000.0 (750.0, 1750.0)1.00 (1.00, 1.00)0.07----
Intraoperative cell saver (mL), median (IQR)472.0 (225.0, 850.0)500.0 (281.0, 785.0)1.00 (1.00, 1.00)0.32----
Recipient CMV49 (66.2)114 (72.2)1.32 (0.73, 2.39)0.36----
CMV high risk (D+/R−)21 (28.4)31 (19.6)0.62 (0.32, 1.17)0.14----
HLA mismatch, median (IQR)5.0 (4.0, 5.0)5.0 (4.0, 6.0)1.10 (0.83, 1.46)0.50----
HLA mismatch ≥546 (64.8)99 (63.9)0.96 (0.53, 1.73)0.89----
Donor age (years), median (IQR)32.0 (25.0, 44.0)30.0 (21.0, 40.0)0.99 (0.96, 1.01)0.22----
Donor male gender33 (44.6)93 (58.9)1.78 (1.02, 3.10)0.042.06 (1.13, 3.77)0.02
Donor race/ethnicity
 White26 (35.1)75 (47.5)(reference)----
 Black21 (28.4)32 (20.3)0.53 (0.26, 1.07)0.08----
 Hispanic24 (32.4)46 (29.1)0.66 (0.34, 1.29)0.23----
 Asian3 (4.1)4 (2.5)0.46 (0.10, 2.20)0.33----
 Other0 (0.0)1 (0.6)NA----
Donor body mass index, median (IQR)26.5 (23.5, 31.2)25.7 (22.5, 30.0)0.98 (0.94, 1.03)0.46----
Donor history of hypertension15 (20.3)40 (25.3)1.33 (0.68, 2.61)0.40----
Donor history of diabetes4 (5.4)15 (9.5)1.84 (0.59, 5.74)0.30----
Donor history of smoking2 (2.8)10 (6.5)2.41 (0.52, 11.31)0.26----
Ischemic time (hours), median (IQR)4.0 (3.3, 4.9)4.2 (3.3, 4.8)1.11 (0.88, 1.39)0.38----
Donor-recipient concordance41 (55.4)90 (57.0)1.07 (0.61, 1.86)0.82----
Donor-recipient gender
 Female-Female20 (27.0)35 (22.2)(reference)----
 Female-Male21 (28.4)30 (19.0)1.23 (0.56, 2.68)0.61----
 Male-Female12 (16.2)38 (24.1)2.22 (0.94, 5.22)0.07----
 Male-Male21 (28.4)55 (34.8)1.83 (0.87, 3.88)0.11----
Values are in number and% unless otherwise specified; IQR, interquartile range.
* Composite outcome within 30 days of either mortality, acute myocardial infarction, acute stroke, lower respiratory ction, urinary tract tra infection, surgical site Infections, or primary graft dysfunction.
OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval; AUC – area under the ROC curve.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
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