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Living Donor
Why living donor transplantation?
All patients with kidney failure should consider living donor kidney transplantation as a treatment option. Living donor transplantation is a better option over deceased donor transplantation due to
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Better overall survival,
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No wait time,
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Better kidney quality and
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Emotional attachment with the donor.
Living donor transplantation types
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Living Related Donor Transplants (brother, sister, parents, children)
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Living Unrelated Transplant (spouse, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, friend, co-worker)
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Living Altruistic Donor Transplants (an altruistic kidney donor is a person who donates one of his or her kidneys to a complete stranger)
Donor blood type compatibility
Donor exchange transplants
What kidney donors should know?
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Kidney donation has to be altruistic. Altruistic means "well being of others"
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Kidney donors will undergo thorough blood and urine tests for kidney function, liver function, infections, heart tests and X rays.
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Kidney donors should not have major medical problems [chronic infections, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, major organ diseases (kidney, liver, lung, heart, blood or brain)]
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Kidney donors must stay in the hospital for a few days immediately after donation.
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Kidney donors will have some pain immediate after surgery.
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Kidney donors can return to work in 2-6 weeks after donation.