Living Donation Types

Kidney Donor Waiting List Exchange

This type of living donation is also referred to as list-paired exchange and living donor/deceased exchange.

If a paired exchange cannot be found, living donors in certain areas of the country may be eligible for living kidney donor list exchange. In this type of exchange, a kidney donor who is not compatible with their intended recipient may offer to donate to a stranger on the waiting list. In return, the intended recipient advances on the waiting list for a deceased donor kidney. This priority typically only occurs after 0 mismatch candidates, prior living donors, high PRA candidates and pediatric candidates.

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