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.
Severance Hospital Transplantation Center, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea.
Kyu Ha
KH
Huh
Hyun Jung
HJ
Kim
Kyung Ock
KO
Jeon
Beom Seok
BS
Kiml
Yu Seun
YS
Kim
Kill
K
Park
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