Open AccessUse of the Donor Specific Transfusion Protocol in Living-Unrelated Donor-Recipient Combinations
Author(s) -
Hans W. Sollinger,
Münci Kalayoğlu,
Folkert O. Belzer
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-198609000-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , protocol (science) , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
The scarcity of suitable cadaver or living-related kidneys remains the major problem in renal transplantation. The use of the donor-specific transfusion protocol (DST) has allowed for the expansion of the donor pool to one- and two-haplotype mismatched living-related donor-recipient combinations. This study deals with the use of DST in living-unrelated donor-recipient combinations (LURD). The following 34 LURD combinations were entered: husband to wife; wife to husband; friend to friend; stepfather; brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Donor-specific sensitization occurred in 21%. Actuarial graft survival at 4 years is 92.6%, and patient survival is 100%. It is concluded that this study indicates that the results with the use of LURDs equal the results with living-related donors and, therefore, it is suggested that the use of LURDs can be considered in situations when a medically and ethically acceptable unrelated donor is available.