Surgery

Acceptability at Recruitment

QUALIFIED

Acceptability at CT / Work-Up

QUALIFIED

Individual at Risk

Donor / Recipient

Guidance

Unacceptable

If for malignancy or any other cause which may prohibit donation, such as inflammatory bowel disease.

Acceptable

Most other procedures. Each case should be discussed with the medical officer.

In general, seven days should be allowed after minor procedures (such as dental procedures and excision of skin lesions) and four months after major surgical procedures.

This time period may be shortened as long as:

All wounds are fully healed;

Any post-operative infection is fully resolved;

Normal mobility is regained;

Regular post-operative follow-up is no longer required (this excludes follow-up for the underlying condition).

Donation before operation

Occasionally a donor will require an operation shortly after donation. In these circumstances the donor should donate by PBSC only, in order not to compromise pre-operative body iron and haemoglobin levels.

Pseudonyms or Related Conditions

Operation

Version

Version 1, Edition 1

Date of Last Update

15th June 2012