Exchange-donor renal transplantation.
Exchange-donor programs may prevent the current loss of many suitable living donors. Both incompatible donor-recipient pairs--with ABO incompatibility or positive cross-matches--and compatible pairs who wish to locate more suitable donors should be encouraged to participate in exchange-donor programs. Advantages and limitations of exchange-donor programs must be carefully explained to prevent interfamilial conflict. Exchange-donor programs may relieve shortages of donor organs and offer good posttransplant outcomes. Therefore, this program should be widely implemented.
Huh
Kyu Ha
KH
Severance Hospital Transplantation Center, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Hyun Jung
HJ
Jeon
Kyung Ock
KO
Kiml
Beom Seok
BS
Kim
Yu Seun
YS
Park
Kill
K
D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007723:Korea; D019520:Living Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009426:Netherlands; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014850:Waiting Lists