What are the risks?
Before making the decision to become a living lung donor, you should familiarize yourself with the risk involved so you can make a fully educated and informed decision
- 1 in 20 chance of having minor complications such as:
- pain
- bleeding
- prolonged fluid leak
- prolonged air leak
- infection
- irritation of the heart
- All general anesthetics and surgery have some risk and removal of a lung lobe for cancer has a mortality rate of about one per cent.
- If the donor develops severe chest infection or lung cancer he/she will have less lung tissue in reserve
- 1 in 10,000 chance of dying during or immediately after the surgery
Read the following 3 articles about the risk of live lung donation:
Lung-living Related Transplantation
Transplantation Using Lung Lobes from Living Donors
Confidentiality:
The HOD Society will not share personal information with either party without prior consent from both parties. The HOD Society may share basic medical information, such as blood type, to determine preliminary compatibility of the parties
Liability:
The HOD Society simply shares contact information with permission of both parties and is not responsible for any events that consequently occur. You are solely responsible for your interactions that take place after the transfer of contact information. HODS makes no representations or warranties as to the conduct of any interactions. In no event shall HODS be liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, general, special, compensatory, consequential, and/or incidental, arising out of or relating to the conduct of you or anyone else, including without limitation, bodily injury, emotional distress, and/or any other damages resulting from communications or meetings. You agree to take reasonable precautions in all interactions.