Loïc Van Dieren, Pierre Tawa, Marie Coppens, Laura Naenen, Omer Dogan, Tom Quisenaerts, Hyshem H Lancia, Haïzam Oubari, Yohann Dabi, Maxime De Fré, Filip Thiessen Ef, Curtis L Cetrulo, Alexandre G Lellouch
INTRODUCTION: Vascularized Composite Allografts (VCA) are usually performed in a full major histocompatibility complex mismatch setting, with a risk of acute rejection depending on factors such as the type of immunosuppression therapy and the quality of graft preservation. In this systematic review, we present the different immunosuppression protocols used in VCA and point out relationships between acute rejection rates and possible factors that might influence it. METHODS: This systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines...
April 10, 2024: Journal of Surgical Research