A ninety year old donor recently gave a kidney. The age was not a disadvantage. In fact: donating a kidney later in life has advantages, according to Dr. Nienke Dols’ PhD research.
“There was previously a worry that, in older donors, renal function would decrease significantly after a kidney donation,” says Nienke Dols. She recently completed her PhD on the subject of ‘living kidney donation’. “Although renal function is slightly worse in older people than younger people, there is no difference between the two groups in terms of complications. The donor’s remaining kidney also adjusts just as well, and the durability of the donor of the kidney of the recipient is the same.” A kidney from an older living donor will last just as long as one from a younger person: about 20 years. A kidney from someone who has died will last about 10 years. There are actually advantages to a kidney from an older person, Dols states. “Someone who has been living healthily for sixty years is less likely to develop diabetes or blood-pressure problems. Whilst a 25 year old who donates a kidney could develop diabetes, and they will not have the backup of a second kidney.”
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