Efficacy of intraoperative blood salvage and autotransfusion in living-donor liver transplantation: a retrospective propensity matched case-control study

Liver transplantation (LT) may be associated with massive blood loss and the need for allogeneic blood transfusion. Intraoperative blood salvage autotransfusion (IBSA) can reduce the need for allogeneic blood transfusion. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of blood salvage in LT.