Can people over 60 donate kidneys?

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My brother's son has kidney failure and is a candidate for a kidney transplant. My brother wants to donate a kidney to his son, but he is 61 years old. Is this possible? I would appreciate your advice, doctor.

Truong Giang ( Tuyen Quang )

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Associate Professor Dr. Dang Thi Viet Ha, Deputy Director of the Center for Nephrology and Dialysis, Bach Mai Hospital, answers:

Kidney transplantation from living donors, whether related by blood or not, or through a humane, voluntary kidney swap program, is attracting considerable attention. Kidney donors must meet certain criteria.

The first requirement is that the donor must be completely voluntary, have a written guarantee from themselves, and the consent of their family.

In addition, the following criteria must be met: The donor must be healthy enough to undergo the surgery; have normal kidney function and a low risk of developing kidney disease later; have no risk factors for transmitting infectious or malignant diseases to the recipient; have no risk factors affecting the donor's remaining kidney function; and be under 60 years of age.

In cases where the donor is no longer young, expanded criteria for kidney donation are required: age over 60, no risk factors (some transplant centers use a donor age of over 70, however, older donors are associated with many risks that can affect the function of the transplanted kidney).

Or individuals over 50 years old with risk factors (some organ transplant centers set the threshold at over 60 years old): Hypertension, diabetes (organ donation is possible for patients with diabetes). Glomerular filtration rate > 50 ml/min and the organ is still valuable for single kidney transplantation.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/nguoi-tren-60-tuoi-co-hien-than-duoc-khong-192241107221020479.htm