1965/08/01 by Melanie D. Everitt, Amy Donaldson, T. Charles Casper +12 · 2 citations
Engineering · Medicine · #Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques #Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry #Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices #Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments #Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.healun.2009.06.024
openalex publication_date 1965/08/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Despite the intended merits of ABO-I heart transplantation, ABO-I listing and organ acceptance have not yielded lower waitlist mortality in the United States under the current UNOS allocation algorithm. Consideration should be given to altering the allocation system to one that gives less preference toward blood group compatibility in hopes of improving organ use and reducing waitlist mortality.