Ilse Duus Weinreich, Tommy Andersson, Margrét Birna Andrésdóttir, Mats Bengtsson, Alireza Biglarnia, Claus Bistrup, Line Boulland, Helle Bruunsgaard, Ilkka Helanterä, Kulli Kölvald, Jouni Lauronen, Jørn Petter Lindahl, Karin Skov, Søren Schwarz Sørensen, Lars Wennberg, Per Lindner
BACKGROUND: Kidney transplant candidates may be incompatible with their intended living donors because of the presence of antibodies against HLA and/or ABO. To increase the possibility of finding an acceptable kidney donor for these patients, the Scandiatransplant Exchange Program (STEP) program within Scandiatransplant was launched in 2019. METHODS: This is a retrospective review of our experiences from the first 4 y of the STEP program, including details about the match runs, performed transplantations, and recipient outcomes within the program...
November 2023: Transplantation Direct