article · South African Medical Journal

ABO-incompatible liver transplantation – exploring utilitarian solutions to restricted access and organ shortages: A single-centre experience from Johannesburg, South Africa

Erica Wessels
D Parbhoo
Priya Walabh
June Fabian
Christina Hajinicolaou
Francisca van der Schyff
Despina Demopoulos
B Bobat
S Berkenfeld
Jerome Loveland
Adam Mahomed
S Rambarran
P Gaylard
B Ströbele
Marisa Renata Beretta
Heather Maher
L Brannigan

2024Open accessUniversity of the Witwatersrand

Abstract

This study confirms ABOi-LT as a feasible option to increase the liver donor pool in this organ-depleted setting as recipient survival and complication rates were similar between ABO-compatibility groups.

Research topics

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
Liver Disease and Transplantation
Organ Donation and Transplantation

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-being

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DOI: 10.7196/samj.2024.v114i3b.1211

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