Living Kidney Donation

Living kidney donation is a process by which a healthy individual gives away one of their kidneys to a needy person, usually a relative, a friend, or even stranger. As human beings can live with one healthy kidney, a living donation is a healthy and great means of saving lives and cutting down waiting lists for recipients.

Who Can Become a Living Kidney Donor?

The individuals qualifying the following criteria are entitled to become a living donor:-

Healthy Adults

18-65 years old with no life-threatening illness.
No cancer, hypertension, kidney disease, or diabetes.

Blood Tissue Compatibility

Wherever feasible, be blood group compatible.
HLA tissue typing is believed to minimize rejection possibilities.

General State of Good Health

Potential donors should have thorough medical and psychological assessment.
No narcotic drug addiction, chronic infection, or bad mental status.

Voluntariness

Voluntary donation based on complete knowledge of risk and recovery.
Legal and ethical standards need to be upheld not to coerce.

Benefits of Live Kidney Donation

Improved Success Rates Donor - kidneys from a live donor function better and last longer than donor kidneys from a cadaver.
Reduced Waiting Times for Recipients - Recipients are not left waiting on a waiting list for years to receive a transplant.
Faster Recovery for Recipients - Kidney donor recovers sooner and has superior long-term survival.
Minimal Effect on Donor's Health - The majority of donors lives normal, healthy lives following donation.

Why Choose Tender Palm Hospital for Living Kidney Donation and Transplant?

We at Tender Palm Super Specialty Hospital have vast experience of living kidney donation and transplant with the most advanced medical treatment, ethical standards, and follow-up of patients. We try to deliver safe and successful kidney transplant with maximum well-being to donor and recipient.

Expert Transplant Team

Our experienced team of nephrologists, transplant surgeons, anesthetists, and immunologists conduct professional living donor kidney transplant surgery for accurate surgical procedure and best patient outcomes.

Minimally Invasive Donor Surgery

We perform laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, a technique of minimal invasive procedure that ensures:-

Less pain and smaller incision for donors.
Less complex recovery with less hospital stay.
Less post-operative complications.

Comprehensive Living Donor Evaluation Care

Comprehensive medical, psychiatric, and immunologic evaluation to protect the donor.
Pre-donation education to sensitize donors for the procedure and complications.
Post-donation follow-up programs to check on the health of the donor kidney.

State-of-the-Art Kidney Matching Compatibility Testing

National and international standard HLA typing, cross-matching, and antibody screening to ensure maximum matching between donor and recipient.
ABO-incompatible kidney transplant facility to provide enhanced donor matching flexibility.

Ethical Transparent Donation Process

ABSOLUTE adherence to national and international standards of ethics in living kidney donation.
Thorough legal and ethical screening to avoid organ trafficking and voluntary donation.
Transplant coordinators for guiding the donors and recipients throughout the process.

High Success Rates Long-Term Patient Support

High success rates with careful surgical care, post-op care, and personalized immunosuppressive treatment.
Post-transplant follow-up on a regular basis to ensure long-term kidney function.
Nutritional and lifestyle counseling for enabling the donors and recipients to lead an active life.

Compassionate Holistic Approach

Emotional and psychological counseling to donors and recipients.
Rehabilitation protocols to enable donors to lead a healthy, normal life after surgery.
Individualized support groups to walk the families through it.

We make kidney donation a safe, ethical, and comfortable experience for donor and patient both at Tender Palm Super Specialty Hospital. When you or your loved one is donating a kidney or undergoing a transplant, rely on our experts to guide and care for you.