Selecting the right donor for a living donor liver transplant requires experience, skill and technical expertise on the part of the many doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who make up the liver transplant team. As a result, adult living donor liver transplantation is considered one of the most challenging procedures in modern medicine.
A potential donor must
Be in good overall health and physical condition
Be older than 18 years of age and younger than 60 years of age
Have a liver that is the right size for the recipient
Have a blood type compatible with the recipient
Have a near normal body weight (body mass index less than 35)
A potential donor must be free from
HIV infection
Known viral hepatitis
Active alcoholism with frequent and heavy alcohol intake
