It is our hope that this will improve both the collection of sera needed for crossmatching and antibody screening and move candidates toward active status for transplant. All candidates are screened monthly for HLA and DR antibodies. The report shows each candidates' last and peak HLA and DR antibody levels expressed as a percentage ranging form 0 to 100. It also shows the recipients' last sera and current status. Active candidates must have current sera no older than 30 days in order to be crossmatched for cadaveric donor organs as they occur.
Current status is shown for each candidate as either active or on hold.
Most recipients are on hold for tests and evaluations needed to determine medical suitability for the transplant procedure. All inquiries, problems, and special study requests can be reviewed with the Supervisor or Director during normal work hours or at other times via the Hospital page operator. AMC takes no responsibility for content provided at external link sites. Copyright, 1999-2000, Albany Medical Center.