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March 22, 2026Anesthesia & Analgesia0 citations

Hepatocellular Cancer Recurrence After Liver Transplantation With and Without the Use of Intraoperative Blood Salvage and Autotransfusion: A Retrospective Study

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EBElise ButlerJRJacqueline L. RobsonSPStephanie Ponsonby

Key Points

  • To assess the impact of intraoperative blood salvage and autotransfusion on hepatocellular cancer recurrence after liver transplantation.
  • Single-center retrospective study
  • Evaluation of patient outcomes after liver transplantation
  • Comparison of recurrence rates with and without intraoperative blood salvage
  • No increased risk of hepatocellular cancer recurrence with intraoperative blood salvage
  • No unexpected risk factors identified for recurrence after liver transplantation
  • Confirms safety of blood salvage without leukodepletion filters for hepatocellular cancer patients

Abstract

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.

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Butler et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bf898bf665edcd009e9515https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007998
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