Organ Sharing in Saudi Arabia: A Proposal

Currently, deceased organ allocation in Saudi Arabia is done through a rotation system. Each of the centers involved will receive organs from deceased persons by turn. When a center receives a kidney, it selects a group of patients who are ABO compatible and cross matches them. Based on the patient s health, time on waiting list, and other factors (HLA matching is not one of these factors), the organ(s) will be allocated. So far, there are no written guidelines or a scoring system that can be used as a standard of practice in deceased organ allocation.