Asynchronous, out-of-sequence, transcontinental chain kidney transplantation: A novel concept: Brief communication

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2180-2185

  Butt, F K ^a   Gritsch, H A ^a   Schulam, P ^a   Danovitch, G M ^a   Wilkinson, A ^a   Del Pizzo, J ^b   Kapur, S ^b   Serur, D ^b   Katznelson, S ^c   Busque, S ^d   Melcher, M L ^d   McGuire, S ^a   Charlton, M ^b   Hil, G ^e   Veale, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Urology ^*  (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Founder of the National Kidney Registry

Author keywords

ABO incompatibility; Altruistic donation; Anonymous donation; Cold ischemia; Donor exchange; Living donor exchange; Living donor transplantation; Organ procurement non directed living kidney donation; Renal transplantation; Shortage of donor organs

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; ALTRUISM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69149090298     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02730.x     Document Type: Article

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