What factors would prevent a patient from being a good candidate for kidney transplantation?
Medical reasons which may preclude kidney transplantation include severe cardiovascular disease, untreated current infection, active malignancy or chronic illness with short life expectancy, poorly controlled psychosis, and active substance abuse. Morbid obesity and habitual medical non-compliance are also factors associated with poorer outcomes following transplantation. All transplant candidates are reviewed on an individual basis by the transplant center.
