• DOI:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02730.x
Corpus ID: 26186779

Asynchronous, Out‐of‐Sequence, Transcontinental Chain Kidney Transplantation: A Novel Concept

@article{Butt2009AsynchronousOT,
  title={Asynchronous, Out‐of‐Sequence, Transcontinental Chain Kidney Transplantation: A Novel Concept},
  author={F. Butt and H. Gritsch and P. Schulam and G. Danovitch and A. Wilkinson and J. D. Del Pizzo and S. Kapur and D. Serur and S. Katznelson and S. Busque and M. Melcher and S. McGuire and M. Charlton and G. Hil and J. Veale},
  journal={American Journal of Transplantation},
  year={2009},
  volume={9}
}

F. Butt, H. Gritsch, +12 authors J. Veale

Published 2009

Medicine

American Journal of Transplantation

The organ donor shortage has been the most important hindrance in getting listed patients transplanted. Living kidney donors who are incompatible with their intended recipients are an untapped resource for expanding the donor pool through participation in transplant exchanges. Chain transplantation takes this concept further, with the potential to benefit even more recipients. We describe the first asynchronous, out of sequence transplant chain that was initiated by transcontinental shipment of… CONTINUE READING

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