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Our aim is to identify both risk and protective factors for such complications to refine management and improve outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We have implemented the program \u2018RHeNutrir\u2019, which involves a systematic malnutrition and sarcopenia screening, as well as a complete nutritional and functional assessment of transplant candidates. We examined the predictive value of different morphofunctional, clinical and analytical parameters in the context of autologous transplantation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Anemia, respiratory diseases and diabetes mellitus are associated with many complications and should be optimized before transplant. Elevated C-reactive protein and greater fat mass, as inflammatory biomarkers, are related to fever, longer hospitalization, and even death. Bacteremia and intensive care unit admission are associated with higher mortality. 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