A Nonsimultaneous, Extended, Altruistic-Donor Chain

A nonsimultaneous, extended, altruistic-donor chain.

We report a chain of 10 kidney transplantations, initiated in July 2007 by a single altruistic donor (i.e., a donor without a designated recipient) and coordinated over a period of 8 months by two large paired-donation registries. These transplantations involved six transplantation centers in five states. In the case of five of the transplantations, the donors and their coregistered recipients ...

[First renal transplant chain involving an altruistic donor performed in Spain].

In recent years, we have witnessed a progressive decrease in the number of cadaveric donors. 1 This fact, together with the rapid development of laparoscopic surgery in Urology, has enhanced the living donor in kidney transplantation programs now accounting for 12% of all transplants performed in Spain. 2 Overall, the grafts from living donors have an average life longer than the cadaveric ones...

Controversies in organ donation: the altruistic living donor.

Extended-donor criteria liver allografts.

Extended-donor criteria liver allografts do not meet traditional criteria for transplantation. Although these organs offer immediate expansion of the donor pool, transplantation of extended-donor criteria liver allografts increases potential short- and long-term risk to the recipient. This risk may manifest as impaired allograft function or donor-transmitted disease. Guidelines defining this ca...

Better the donor you know? A qualitative study of renal patients' views on 'altruistic' live-donor kidney transplantation.

BACKGROUND In the UK there is a short-fall between individuals requiring a renal transplant and kidneys available for transplantation. Non-directed 'altruistic' living kidney donation has emerged as a strategy for bridging this gap between supply and demand, with the number increasing each year. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the views of potential recipients towards non-directed 'altr...