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In this single center study, we retrospectively evaluated all donor\/recipient pairs proposed for ABOi KT since the beginning of this transplantation program in our hospital in 2014. Methods: Between November 2014 and March 2022, 609 deceased donor and 223 living donor KT were performed in our center. Seventy-one donor\/recipient pairs were proposed for ABOi KT and were evaluated for ABO\/Rh group, Coombs tests, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type I (A, B, C) and II (DR) high resolution genotyping and receptor to  donor  isoagglutinin  titers  and  HLA  antibodies.  Recipients  with  immunoglobulins  G  (IgG)  and\/or  M  (IgM)  isoagglutinin  titers  &gt;  1:512  and\/or  with  HLA  donor  specific  alloantibodies  (DSAs)  were  excluded  from  the  ABOi  transplantation  program.  Isoagglutinins  removal  was  performed  recurring  to  therapeutic  plasma  exchange  (TPE)  and\/or  immunoadsorption  techniques.  Transplanted patients were evaluated for demographic data, diagnosis, relationship with donor, sessions of antibodies removal, pre- and post-KT isoagglutinin titers, graft function, transfusion support, significant complications and overall patient survival. Results: Eighteen patients (14 males and 4 females) were transplanted with an ABOi graft out of 71 ABOi studied pairs. Median baseline IgG and IgM isoagglutinin titers were 1:32 (min 1:2, max 1:256) and 1:8 (min 1:2, max 1:32), respectively. Fifteen patients (83.3%) had pre-KT TPE and\/or immunoadsorption sessions for isoagglutinin removal (mean 2.4 \u00b1 1.8 session per patient). Seven patients (36.8%) were submitted to post-KT TPE (mean 1.9 \u00b1 3.2 session per patient). No acute antibody mediated rejection was observed and  overall  graft  survival  was  100%  on  a  follow-up  period  between  3  and  92  months  (47.6 \u00b1  25.2  months).  All  patients  were  dialysis-free with serum creatinine steady levels (median 1.4 mg\/dL) at 47.6 \u00b1 25.2 months of follow up. Conclusion: These results confirm that ABOi KT is a viable treatment for patients with ESRD, thus expanding living donor pool and reducing access time to transplantation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.53855\/bjt.v26i1.492_eng","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,2]],"date-time":"2023-04-02T20:48:19Z","timestamp":1680468499000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Outcomes of ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation:A Single Center Experience"],"prefix":"10.53855","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4696-2606","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rita","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio do Porto"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9171-003X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marco","family":"Sampaio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio do Porto"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6653-5492","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manlio","family":"Falavigna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio do Porto"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9112-3801","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniela Henriques","family":"Cardoso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio do Porto"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5441-9569","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds","family":"Sousa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio do Porto"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9625-5889","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jorge","family":"Malheiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio do Porto"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0312-3685","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manuela","family":"Almeida","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio do Porto"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6110-2102","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria La Salete","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio do Porto"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8210-2737","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marika Bini","family":"Antunes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio do Porto"}]}],"member":"32043","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,1]]},"container-title":["Brazilian Journal of Transplantation"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/bjt.emnuvens.com.br\/revista\/article\/view\/492\/538","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,2]],"date-time":"2023-04-02T20:48:20Z","timestamp":1680468500000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/bjt.emnuvens.com.br\/revista\/article\/view\/492\/538"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,25]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53855\/bjt.v26i1.492_eng","relation":{"is-translation-of":[{"id-type":"doi","id":"10.53855\/bjt.v26i1.492_PORT","asserted-by":"subject"}]},"ISSN":["2764-1589"],"issn-type":[{"type":"electronic","value":"2764-1589"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,1]]},"article-number":"e0923"}}