• National registry suggested for incompatible donor-recipient pairs • Proposal follows unique 10-way donor-exchange liver transplant chain LAHORE: Experts from the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre (PKLI&RC) have proposed the establishment of a National SWAP Liver Transplant Programme for Pakistan with the primary objective of facilitating life-saving transplants for patients who are unable to receive organs from family members or blood relatives due to blood-group incompatibility or other medical reasons. Since its inception, PKLI’s surgeons have successfully performed 2,000 kidney and liver transplants. A senior medical expert said the proposal was put forward by a panel of senior surgeons on the day the institute achieved what it described as another milestone in transplantation medicine by successfully performing the world’s first 10-way Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) SWAP Chain, enabling 10 patients to receive life-saving liver transplants through a coordinated donor-exchange programme.