Expanded criteria list

[Atooraya]

I'm trying to understand more about " expanded criteria list". Does this term mean you are getting a lower quality kidney? Will it not last as long? What r the implications of accepting this?

[jeannea]

I understand extended criteria to be kidneys mostly from older people who usually have had other chronic health problems like high blood pressure or heart disease. They usually don't even allow you to sign up for this if you are younger.

The there's another category called high risk. That's when the kidney comes from someone engaged in high risk behaviors and they can't be sure if the kidney is healthy. They offered me a high risk from a prostitute who had had STDs.

[MooseMom]

https://secure.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/transplant/nonlivingdonors/nonliving_exp_criteria.html

This may help you.

[Atooraya]

Ty. That was helpful.

[*kana*]

My clinic told me that the kidney is still high quality but it could be as simple as someone spending one night in jail or a long history of criminal activity etc they dont know. 

[Marina]

Expanded Criteria Donor (ECD) is normally associated with deceased or living kidney donors. They are also referred to as donors with "medical complexities". According to a literature review conducted in 2006, there is very little data on the graft survival or patient survival rate of recipients who have received these organs, or the effect of specific indicators (obesity, hypertension, age, etc.) on recipient outcome. Deceased donor kidneys recovered from this pool of donors are typically related to higher risk of graft failure in transplant.

ECD donors are normally:
~~ 60 years or older, or over 50 years
~~at least two of the following conditions: hypertension history, serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl or
~~cause of death from cerebrovascular accident.

My clinic told me that the kidney is still high quality but it could be as simple as someone spending one night in jail or a long history of criminal activity etc they dont know. 

Kana,
These  kind of  donors  are  considered  HIGH  RISK  donors.   I had  three  such  offers.