ABO Blood Type-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation and Access to Organs

Results: Patient survival was 100%, with allograft survival of 94.4%. Mean (SD) length of stay was 6.9 (1.9) days. Donor to recipient transplantation was A to O in 11 cases, A2 to B in 1, B to A in 3, B to O in 1, and AB to B in 2. Mean (SD) creatinine levels, a measure of graft function, were 1.2 (0.5) mg/dL at discharge, 1.4 (0.4) mg/dLat1month,1.3(0.45)mg/dLat3months,1.1(0.3) mg/dL at 6 months, and 1.2 (0.2) mg/dL at 1 year. One episode of cellular rejection occurred.