Donor tobacco smoking is associated with postoperative thrombosis after primary liver transplantation.

CONCLUSION: Donor history of smoking conveys a more than two-fold increased risk of thrombosis after liver transplantation, independent of other factors. Post-transplant thrombosis was independently associated with decreased patient and graft survival.
PMID: 32614986 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - July 1, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Li Y, Nieuwenhuis LM, Werner MJM, Voskuil MD, Gacesa R, Blokzijl H, Lisman T, Weersma RK, Porte RJ, Festen EAM, de Meijer VE Tags: J Thromb Haemost Source Type: research