Does a virtual crossmatch protocol significantly increase access of highly sensitized patients to deceased donor kidney transplantation?
Initiation of a virtual crossmatch protocol using solid-phase histocompatibility techniques significantly increased access of sensitized patients to kidney transplantation and was more cost effective. Usage of a virtual crossmatch may facilitate greater sharing of kidneys to improve access to transplantation for sensitized recipients.
Massive brain injury might increase lung vulnerability to subsequent injurious mechanical or ischemia-reperfusion insults, thereby increasing the risk of clinical posttransplant graft failure.