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Retransplantation: is the trouble worth the effort?

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Retransplantation

Part of the book series: Transplantation and Clinical Immunology ((TRAC,volume 29))

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Abstract

The merits of retransplantation have often been debated [1–15]. Opponents are of the opinion that patients who have not had a previous transplant should be given a fair opportunity to receive one. Proponents of retransplantation argue that organs should be allocated based on medical urgency. They believe that patients awaiting their first graft stand a reasonable chance of receiving a donor organ at a later date. A retransplant candidate often has a diminished probability of survival.

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Evans, R.W., Kitzmann, D.J. (1997). Retransplantation: is the trouble worth the effort?. In: Retransplantation. Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-38142-8_33

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