Kidney Transplant Maximum Life. 28 2009 giving up a kidney doesn t reduce survival rates of donors a new study says. Yet studies show that even those older than 70 can decrease their chance of death and increase the length of their life with a kidney transplant evaluating elderly patients for a transplant should be an.
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A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure to place a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor into a person whose kidneys no longer function properly the kidneys are two bean shaped organs located on each side of the spine just.
Yet studies show that even those older than 70 can decrease their chance of death and increase the length of their life with a kidney transplant evaluating elderly patients for a transplant should be an. The increase in longevity is greater for younger patients but even 75 year old recipients the oldest group for which there is data gain an average four more years of life. You may want to include your local doctor s phone number as well. In recent years the 60 to 80 year old age group on the kidney transplant waiting list has increased dramatically decreasing their chances of ever receiving a kidney.