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Donor screening components | Rationale |
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Screening to Protect the Donor | |
Medical | |
General medical/Cardiac preop assessment | Perioperative and long-term risks |
Diabetes Mellitus | Risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease |
Hypertension | Risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease |
Age | Risk of chronic kidney disease |
Pregnancy | Rick of complications during pregnancy |
Renal | |
Glomerular filtration rate | Risk of chronic kidney disease |
Proteinuria | Risk of chronic kidney disease |
Hematuria | Risk of chronic kidney disease |
Nephrolithiasis | Risk of kidney disease (acute and chronic) |
Lifestyle | |
Overweight and obesity | Metabolic, cardiovascular risks |
Smoking | Cardiovascular and possible renal risks |
Assessment for high risk behaviors | Long-term medical risks |
Psychosocial | |
Psychosocial and psychiatric issues | Short term and long-term exacerbation |
Informed consent | Risks related to not understanding, coercion |
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Donor screening to protect the recipient | |
Medical | |
Infection | Risk of transmission of infection to recipient |
Malignancy | Risk of transmission of malignancy to recipient |
Renal | Risk of donor derived kidney disease |
Lifestyle | |
Assessment for high-risk behaviors | Potential for transmission of an unidentified infectious agent |
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