Summary Three pairs of complete strangers try to save each other's lives. Six Americans from across the country take part in a high-risk and high-stakes "triple kidney exchange" that could save - or end - the lives of three of them. Three are stuck on dialysis, and on a long waiting list for a kidney. All three have unusual cocktails of antibodies in their bloodstreams, and they will probably die before they can get off the list. But, in a unique donor-matching program at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, they get a chance to receive a life-saving kidney from a live donor. The operation could extend their lives by 15 years or more. But there's a catch: they must supply the donor themselves and that person must be willing to give up their kidney ... to a perfect stranger.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Ed Cunningham Dr. Jaquiss Gretchen Miller Dr. Liau
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Jan 3, 2007
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Discovery Channel
Language : English
Filming locations : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies : Fox Television Studios The Incubator Surgery Productions
Summary Three pairs of complete strangers try to save each other's lives. Six Americans from across the country take part in a high-risk and high-stakes "triple kidney exchange" that could save - or end - the lives of three of them. Three are stuck on dialysis, and on a long waiting list for a kidney. All three have unusual cocktails of antibodies in their bloodstreams, and they will probably die before they can get off the list. But, in a unique donor-matching program at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, they get a chance to receive a life-saving kidney from a live donor. The operation could extend their lives by 15 years or more. But there's a catch: they must supply the donor themselves and that person must be willing to give up their kidney ... to a perfect stranger.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Jan 3, 2007
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Discovery Channel
Language : English
Filming locations : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies : Fox Television Studios The Incubator Surgery Productions
