The following is information that was provided to us to share with people that may be interested in the living donor program.
What is living kidney donation?
A friend or family member who generously volunteers to donate a kidney to a patient who is on the UNOS transplant list and who is in end-stage renal disease
What are the qualifications for being a living kidney donor?
www.kidney.org
www.tranplantliving.org
www.mayoclinic.org
www.mayoclinic.com
www.livingdonors.com
If you want to be considered as a living donor, what should I do now?
Contact the Living Kidney Donor Team at the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center to complete a preliminary health screening:
Via telephone: 480-342-1010
via e-mail: [email protected]
What is living kidney donation?
A friend or family member who generously volunteers to donate a kidney to a patient who is on the UNOS transplant list and who is in end-stage renal disease
What are the qualifications for being a living kidney donor?
- Donor age 18 or older
- Blood type compatible
- No major medical problems
- No active or chronic infections
- No active alcohol or drug use
- Acceptable BMI (height/weight ratio)
- Compatible donor anatomy
- Donor safety (and the safety of all our patients) is our number one priority at Mayo Clinic
- Complete confidentiality
- Care and concern from the medical team and living donor advocate
- The kidney is removed using the laparoscopic approach, involving several small abdominal incisions.
- Normal, minimal discomfort (managed with pain medications)
- Average hospitalization is 1-2 days
- One-to-two week stay in the Phoenix area after surgery for follow-up appointments
- Four weeks of low impact activity with estimated return to work in four to six weeks, depending on job requirements.
www.kidney.org
www.tranplantliving.org
www.mayoclinic.org
www.mayoclinic.com
www.livingdonors.com
If you want to be considered as a living donor, what should I do now?
Contact the Living Kidney Donor Team at the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center to complete a preliminary health screening:
Via telephone: 480-342-1010
via e-mail: [email protected]