What are risks of donating a kidney?
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What are risks of donating a kidney?
Risks and Benefits of Living Kidney Donation
- Pain.
- Infection (such as pneumonia or wound infection)
- Blood clot.
- Reaction to anesthesia.
- Death (Worldwide mortality rate for living kidney donors is 0.03\% to 0.06\%)
- Conversion to open nephrectomy.
- Need for re-operation (such as for bleeding)
- Re-admission to hospital.
Who should not donate a kidney?
These include having uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, HIV, hepatitis, or acute infections. Having a serious mental health condition that requires treatment may also prevent you from being a donor.
What is the life expectancy of a kidney donor?
The average long-term survival of kidneys from live donors is 12 to 20 years versus 7 to 8 years for those obtained from cadaver donors.
What are the odds of being a kidney match?
Because of the way chromosomes/DNA are inherited or passed down in a family, a parent and child would have at least a 50 percent chance of matching, siblings could have a zero to 100 percent match, and unrelated donors would be less likely to match at all.
What are the disadvantages of a kidney transplant?
Disadvantages — Kidney transplantation is a major surgical procedure that has risks both during and after the surgery. The risks of the surgery include infection, bleeding, and damage to the surrounding organs. Even death can occur, although this is very rare.
Can you drink alcohol after donating a kidney?
Drink alcohol in moderation (or skip it altogether). More than two to three drinks a day can damage your kidney and increase your risk of problems like high blood pressure.
What are the dangers of donating a kidney?
Life Expectancy. Donating a kidney is major surgery but has not been shown to reduce the donor’s life expectancy.
What are the pros and cons of donating a kidney?
Be aware of the risk and weigh it against your decision to donate. Possible long-term risks to donating a kidney include hyper-tension (high blood pressure), hernia, organ impairment and the need for organ transplant, kidney failure, and death.
What makes a person decide to donate a kidney?
Some of these are: Saving the life of another person Giving a renewed, and improved quality of life to another person Greater understanding of your own health or health conditions
Should we pay people to donate their kidneys?
Exploitation. Suppose the government decides to allow a private market for live kidney donations.