Effects of plasma transfusions on antithrombin levels after paediatric liver transplantation
Arni D, Wildhaber BE, McLin V, Rimensberger PC, Ansari M, Fontana P, Karam O. Effects of plasma transfusions on antithrombin levels after paediatric liver transplantation. Vox Sanguinis 2018, 113: 569-576. PMID: 29761839, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver transplantationPediatric liver transplantationPlasma transfusionAT levelsProspective single-center observational studySingle-center observational studyPediatric LT patientsPro-thrombotic profileProphylactic plasma transfusionLife-threatening complicationsPediatric LT recipientsOptimal anticoagulation strategyPro-coagulant factorsNon-inferiority hypothesisLT patientsAnticoagulation strategiesLT recipientsAntithrombin levelsThrombotic complicationsMedian agePatient weightObservational studyRoutine managementTransfusionBlood samples