Open AccessHLA-A, -B, and -DR Zero-Mismatched Kidneys Shipped to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1993–2006: Superior Graft Survival Despite Longer Preservation Time
Author(s) -
William J. Burlingham,
Alejandro Muñoz del Río,
David Lorentzen,
Hans W. Sollinger,
John D. Pirsch,
Ewa JankowskaGan,
Anthony M. D’Alessandro
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181e49b9f
Subject(s) - organ procurement , medicine , panel reactive antibody , kidney , hazard ratio , united network for organ sharing , confounding , human leukocyte antigen , proportional hazards model , kidney transplantation , urology , immunology , transplantation , antigen , confidence interval , liver transplantation
To determine the impact at a single center of the United Network for Organ Sharing-mandated sharing program for human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A/-B/-DR 0-mismatched (0MM) kidneys, we analyzed the results of 264 kidney transplants from 0MM distant donors between 1993 and 2006, with a follow-up through January 31, 2007. We compared these results with that of concurrent kidneys transplanted from HLA more than 0MM local donors and with shipped more than 0MM kidneys from "payback" donors.