A Possible System for Optimal Donor Kidney Exchange in Turkey

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 1623 - 1625
• Main Authors: Cilacı-Tombuş, A, Tombuş, Ö, Titiz, I, Özkan, L
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01-07-2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Decision Support Techniques; Donor Selection - organization & administration; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration; Humans; Kidney Transplantation; Living Donors - supply & distribution; Medical sciences; Organizational Objectives; Patient Selection; Program Development; Surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Tissue, organ and graft immunology; Turkey; Asia; Turkey; Suboptimal donor; Exchange; Human; Medicine; Treatment; Urinary system; Surgery; Graft; Transplantation; Kidney; System
• ISSN: 0041-1345; 1873-2623
• DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.04.008

Abstract The lack of available deceased donors and the immunological incompatibility between the patients and their voluntary donor candidates make kidney exchange among donor-patient pairs a preferable solution performed locally by many organ transplantation centers in Turkey. However, maximum benefit from kidney exchange can only be achieved when the donor patient pool is maximized using a nationwide kidney exchange program. This work discusses kidney exchange practices worldwide to develop a nationwide exchange program in Turkey and related challenges.