AHG: Anti-human globulin, FC: Flow Cytometry, T&B: T and B lymphocyte target Computations are based on the most sensitive crossmatch modality performed for detection of IgG antibodies among all crossmatch-negative, kidney-only transplants in 1995-2009. (Produced from OPTN Standard Transplant Analysis and Research Files [48], Xiao H and Lentine KL, 2011).
Figure 1: Trends in the crossmatch utilization according to the most sensitive modality performed among crossmatch-negative kidney transplants in 1987- 2009.