Donation Over Age 70 and Older İs an Obstacle for Kidney Transplantation?
Journal Title: International Journal of Transplantation Research and Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 2
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Abstract: The profound organ shortage has resulted in longer waiting times and increased mortality for those awaiting kidney transplantation. Consequently, patients are turning to older living donors. It is unclear if an upper age limit for donation should exist, both in terms of recipient and donor outcomes. However, there is a fact that surgery can present additional risks for older patients; this requires physicians to be especially careful about who they deem fit to undergo donor transplant procedures.
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