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ABO blood group associations with corneal and organ failure diagnoses on the Ecuadorian transplant waiting list: A 2017-2022 observational cohort study.

Key takeaways

In 1,042 Ecuadorian patients on the transplant waiting list, blood type O was linked to longer wait times for kidney transplants — but this observational study shows only an association, not proof that blood type caused the delay.

Who did this work

Velasteguí E (Faculty of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Estadísticas, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, 16 (ESPOL), Guayaquil, Ecuador. Electronic address: erick.velastegui@ug.uchile.cl.) · Ortiz F (Instituto Nacional de Donación y Trasplante de Órganos, Tejidos y Células (INDOT), Quito, Ecuador.) · Castillo ME (Instituto Nacional de Donación y Trasplante de Órganos, Tejidos y Células (INDOT), Quito, Ecuador; Universidad de las Americas (UDLA), Ecuador.) · Yepez D (Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS), Ecuador.) · Callatasig L (Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS), Ecuador.) · Vivanco-Arias C (Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS), Ecuador.) · Vinueza-Flores A (Universidad Central del Ecuador (UCE), Ecuador.) · Garcia-Angulo A (Faculty of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Escuela Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Guayaquil, Ecuador.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-08-25
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trim.2026.102445