The Use of Immunoglobulin Therapy for Patients Undergoing Solid Organ Transplantation: An Evidence-Based Practice Guideline
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Canadian Blood Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Departments of Medicine and Health Policy Evaluation, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group and Departments of Oncology, Medicine and Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canadian Blood Services, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Hôpital Ste Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Canada
Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Departments of Medicine, Community Health and Epidemiology and Pathology Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Hôpital Sainte Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
STATEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Dr L West receives research funding from the US National Institutes of Health (Grant P01-HL079067). Drs Nadine Shehata and Peter Nickerson are employees of Canadian Blood Services, as were Drs Heather Hume and John Freedman during the period of the development of these guidelines. Funding was provided from an unrestricted education grant from Bayer, Inc, to Canadian Blood Services. Bayer did not have any role in the selection of panel members, the literature search, the selection of articles, or the development of the recommendations.
PII: S0887-7963(09)00090-X
doi:10.1016/j.tmrv.2009.09.010
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