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Recipient Factors
POSITIVE OUTCOMES NEGATIVE OUTCOMES Older age Younger age Greater HLA match with recipient HLA mismatched with recipient Ideal BMI or non-diabetic Under or 0verweight or diabetes Good fitness Poor fitness Less sensitized Highly sensitized Disease with lower risk of recurrence Disease with higher risk of recurrence
- 1. Advanced kidney disease: Regulations for
listing for transplantation state that candidates must either be on dialysis or have near loss of kidney function with a creatinine clearance < 20cc/min (normal is >80).
- 2. Adequate urinary tract:
- 3. Acceptable cardiovascular function:
Contraindications to transplantation include significant un-correctible coronary artery disease and/or poor cardiac pump function.
- 4. Acceptable vascular system:
- 5. Acceptable lung function: Smokers may be
declined until they are able to quit (based on age and medical history).
- 6. Acceptable liver function:
- 7. Active significant fungal or bacterial infection is
a contraindication to transplantation.
- 8. Cancer screening: Appropriate for age tests will
be necessary including colonoscopy (age>50yo), prostatic specific antigen, etc.
- 9. Obesity: Candidates must have a body mass index
(BMI, weight/body surface area) of <38.
- 10. Functional status: Candidates must be able to
walk short distances and perform activities of daily living without assistance.
- 11. Psychosocial status: Candidates must be
motivated, have demonstrated compliance with medical and dialysis regimens, not suffer from psychosis, live in a stable environment, capable of supporting compliance with the transplant regimen including transportation, and not be an active substance abuser, (+/- cannabis)
- 12. Financial considerations:
Transplant Phase
- Starts with donor offer – local donor vs import
- Transplant center reviews the HLA match run and calls their potential
recipients – each kidney has a primary candidate and backup candidate
- Either admit potential recipient or have them provide blood for a final
crossmatch
- Medical suitability and final clearance
- Dialysis coordination if necessary
- Schedule surgery – time of day, cold ischemic time, surgeon “freshness”