Journal of digestive diseases
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To identify the factors influencing blood loss and secondary blood transfusion and to investigate the outcomes of patients who underwent a massive blood transfusion (MBT) following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). ⋯ Blood transfusion during LDLT can be predicted using preoperative variables. Massive RBC transfusion may lead to poor long-term survival, higher postoperative infection rate and prolonged ICU stay. Platelet transfusion may not be a risk factor for long-term survival.