Open AccessNATIONAL KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT SHARING
Author(s) -
Harold I. Feldman,
David A. Roth,
Ignazio Di Fazio,
Robert Grossman
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-199707150-00015
Subject(s) - united network for organ sharing , medicine , kidney , allele , transplantation , cadaveric spasm , kidney transplantation , histocompatibility , surgery , immunology , biology , human leukocyte antigen , genetics , antigen , gene , liver transplantation
Expansion of the current program of national sharing of cadaveric kidney allografts is of uncertain benefit, and the logistical barriers to expanding organ sharing are large. This study estimated the improvement in allograft survival from expanding organ sharing in the United States.