Renal Transplantation From Cadaver Donors

Tissue Matching and Early Rejection of Cadaveric-Donor Renal Allografts: The Importance of Unidentified Donor Antigens

“…Another 16 transplantations carried out in the same period have been excluded because of inadequate typing of the donor (four cases) or graft failure or death during the first two months due to causes other than rejection. Standard methods were used for clinical procedures and for immunosuppression (Sheil et al, 1968;Tracy et al, 1969). The diagnosis of rejection was confirmed by demonstration of the characteristic lesions in a biopsy or nephrectomy specimen of the graft (Porter et al, 1963;Kincaid-Smith, 1967).…”

Transplantation in Australia — 50 years of progress

“…The integrated dialysis and transplant program between Sydney Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred began in 1967. 22 The renal transplant program in Australia has features which remain unique and are a tribute to those who established them. At the start of the renal dialysis and transplant programs in 1967,a subcommittee of the National Health and Medical Research Council determined that care of end-stage renal failure should be centra-Iised.…”