Who Can be a Donor of Liver
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Who Can be a Donor of Liver
- The donor must be a relative. He must be willing and happy to donate a part of his liver purely for altruistic reasons.
- He or she must preferably be between 18 and 45 years of age, healthy, fit and of a compatible / matching blood group :
Patient blood group | Matching donor groups |
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A+ or A- | A+ / A- /O+ / O- |
B+ or B- | B+ / B- / O+ / O- |
AB+ or AB – | Any blood group acceptable |
O+ or O- | O+ / O- |
Occasionally a donor / patient combination of non compatible blood groups may be considered for ABO incompatible liver transplant – this involves additional cost, additional procedures pre-transplant and additional risks for the recipient ( not for the donor ).
- The donors need to be related to the patient , either of the same family or related through marriage :
First degree relatives : Son, daughter, brother, sister, father , mother, husband , wife , grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter
Second degree relatives : Maternal or paternal uncle or aunt, nephew or niece, first cousins, son in law , daughter in law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law
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A potential donor must:
- Be in good overall health and physical condition
- Be older than 18 years of age and younger than 60 years of age
- Have a liver that is the right size for the recipient
- Have a blood type compatible with the recipient
- Have a near normal body weight (body mass index less than 35)
- A potential donor must be free from:
- HIV infection
- Known viral hepatitis
- Active alcoholism with frequent and heavy alcohol intake
- Psychiatric illness
- A history of cancer
- Heart and lung disease requiring medication
- Diabetes
- A history of previous liver surgery