What are the contraindications?

Living Donor

  • Age > 65 years
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Proteinuria
  • Cardiac problem
  • Transmissible diseases: HIV, Hepatitis B & C
  • Cancer

 

Deceased Donor

Absolute contraindications

  • Cancer

  • Transmissible diseases: AIDS, Hepatitis…
  • Age > 75 years
  • Chronic organ failure
  • Uncontrolled infections
  • Alzheimer, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Relative contraindications

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Hypertension
  • Age limit
    • 60 years for the heart
    • 45 years for the pancreas