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| Donor screening components | Rationale |
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| Screening to Protect the Donor | |
| Medical | |
| General medical/Cardiac preop assessment | Perioperative and long-term risks |
| Diabetes Mellitus | Risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease |
| Hypertension | Risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease |
| Age | Risk of chronic kidney disease |
| Pregnancy | Rick of complications during pregnancy |
| Renal | |
| Glomerular filtration rate | Risk of chronic kidney disease |
| Proteinuria | Risk of chronic kidney disease |
| Hematuria | Risk of chronic kidney disease |
| Nephrolithiasis | Risk of kidney disease (acute and chronic) |
| Lifestyle | |
| Overweight and obesity | Metabolic, cardiovascular risks |
| Smoking | Cardiovascular and possible renal risks |
| Assessment for high risk behaviors | Long-term medical risks |
| Psychosocial | |
| Psychosocial and psychiatric issues | Short term and long-term exacerbation |
| Informed consent | Risks related to not understanding, coercion |
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| Donor screening to protect the recipient | |
| Medical | |
| Infection | Risk of transmission of infection to recipient |
| Malignancy | Risk of transmission of malignancy to recipient |
| Renal | Risk of donor derived kidney disease |
| Lifestyle | |
| Assessment for high-risk behaviors | Potential for transmission of an unidentified infectious agent |
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