Get Or Transplant Request Form 2011-2025

When an organ donor becomes available, all the patients in the pool are compared to that donor. Factors such as medical urgency, time spent on the waiting list, organ size, blood type and genetic makeup are considered. The organ is offered first to the candidate that is the best match.

Once you are added to the national organ transplant waiting list, you may receive an organ fairly quickly or you may wait many years. In general, the average time frame for waiting can be 3-5 years at most centers and even longer in some geographical regions of the country.

Absolute contraindications for adults and children include, but may not be limited to: Major systemic disease. Age inappropriateness (70 years of age) Cancer in the last 5 years except localized skin (not melanoma) or stage I breast or prostate.

Lungs are the most difficult organ to transplant because they are highly susceptible to infections in the late stages of the donor's life. They can sustain damage during the process of recovering them from the donor or collapse after surgeons begin to ventilate them after transplant.

someone or something that has moved or been moved from one place to another: I'm a transplant from California.

Receiving the Call Unless your transplant is scheduled, when a donor organ becomes available, you will receive a phone call. This can occur at any time. When you get the phone call, you should proceed to the designated location to prepare for surgery. It is important to know that false alarms do occur.

1. Get a Referral: You must get a referral from your physician in order to be evaluated by a transplant program as a potential transplant candidate. 2. Gather Information: Order a free copy of Partnering with Your Transplant Team.

The hospital's transplant team will decide whether you are a good candidate for transplant. Each hospital has their own criteria for accepting candidates for transplant.

Steps you need to take Your physician must give you a referral. Contact a transplant hospital. ... Schedule an appointment for an evaluation and find out if you are a good candidate for transplant. During the evaluation, ask questions to learn as much as possible about that hospital and its transplant team.