What are the advantages to live donor liver transplant?
The main advantage is the shortened waiting time for the recipient. Depending on their condition, diagnosis, status, blood type and size, patients can be on the waiting list for months or even years. Some patients may develop complications and even die while waiting for a deceased donor organ. Will the recipient be removed from the active transplant waiting list if I m evaluated? NO. The recipient will remain on the active list until he/she is actually transplanted. Should a deceased liver become available for the recipient, no further testing of the living donor will take place, and scheduled surgery would be cancelled. What is the evaluation process all about? The evaluation process is to determine if the donor s liver is the right size for the recipient and is healthy. The evaluation also ensures that a potential donor is free from any transmittable diseases or psychiatric illness. What are the possible complications of the donor s operation? As with any surgery involving general an
