ABO blood type incompatible lung transplantation.

ABSTRACT: ABO-incompatible transplantation has been successfully performed in the kidney and liver. However, lungs are subject to strong rejection and are vulnerable to infection because they are directly exposed to air. Therefore, lung transplantation from organs with incompatible blood types has been considered a significant challenge. Due to the severe shortage of donors, ABO-incompatible lung transplantation might be a viable method to save critically ill patients with end-stage respiratory diseases. Herein, we review the worldwide published reports about both minor and major ABO-incompatible lung transplantations. In North America, major ABO-incompatible lung transplants have been performed in cases with clerical errors in blood typing. But they were successful with additional treatments follow

SUBMITTER: Chen-Yoshikawa TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323570 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature