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Does age matter for liver transplant evaluation?

Transplants | Last Active: Jul 4, 2022 | Replies (26)
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@bibiliverbug

I read that post and I'm wondering if there are a forty year old and a seventy year old with the same clinical conditions who to choose as recipient? I don't think the average life has lengthened, I think old age has lengthened

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JK | @contentandwell | Feb 2, 2020

@bibiliverbug I too welcome you to Connect.
My transplant hospital was Mass General in Boston, and similar to what @rosemarya said about Mayo, I do not believe there is a specific age cut-off, it depends on the health of the patient. Some people are healthier at 75 than others are at 55.
I too wondered if a younger patient would take priority over me, I was 2 days short of 69 when I received my transplant. I don’t think that was actually a consideration. I was simply the sickest candidate who matched the donor the best.
JK

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