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    • Transplantation Surgery
    • Operations Research

    Background:

    • Kidney paired donation (KPD) facilitates living donor kidney transplantation for incompatible pairs.
    • Altruistic donors can initiate chains in KPD, expanding donor pools.
    • Optimizing the allocation of altruistic donors is crucial for maximizing transplantation outcomes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a novel strategy for sequentially allocating altruistic donors in kidney paired donation.
    • To maximize the expected utility of altruistic donor-initiated chains.
    • To evaluate the proposed allocation strategy using simulation.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a sequential allocation strategy for altruistic donors (bridge donors).
    • Employed a look-ahead search tree, analogous to chess algorithms, to evaluate donor allocations.
    • Conducted simulation studies to assess the effectiveness of the proposed method.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed strategy aims to maximize expected utility in altruistic donor-initiated KPD chains.
    • The look-ahead search approach allows for strategic, multi-step allocation decisions.
    • Simulation results demonstrate the potential of this novel allocation method.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel strategy offers a systematic approach to optimizing altruistic donor allocation in KPD.
    • This method can enhance the efficiency of kidney paired donation chains.
    • Further research and simulation are needed to fully evaluate clinical impact.