Virtual crossmatch approach to maximize matching in paired kidney donation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 272-278

  Ferrari, P ^a,b,c   Fidler, S ^c,d,e   Wright, J ^f   Woodroffe, C ^a,c   Slater, P ^f   Van Althuis Jones, A ^f   Holdsworth, R ^f   Christiansen, F T ^d,e  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Australian Paired Kidney Exchange Program   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ABO; computerization; HLA; incompatibility; kidney transplantation; matching; paired kidney donation

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; SOFTWARE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79551499836     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03313.x     Document Type: Article

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