Who are eligible to donate liver in India?
- In India, donor should be a blood-relative to the patient
- Donate liver on his/her free will
- Age above 18 to 55 years can donate a part of his/her liver
- Body weight between 50-85 kg (should not be overweight or obese)
- Liver donor should have same blood group as patient or O group
- Medically and psychologically fit and healthy for surgery
Basic Tests required before getting a Liver Transplant
- Doppler ultrasound of abdomen
- Blood tests (complete blood count, liver function test, kidney function test, serology screening, blood group, prothrombin time)
- CT scan of abdomen
- ECG, Echocardiogram and stress testing to evaluate heart function
- UGI endoscopy/fibroscan of liver