Is it necessary for a kidney donor and recipient to have the same blood group?
Dr Vijay Kher
Chairman,
Department of Nephrology and Kidney transplant Medicine,
Fortis Kidney and Urology Institute,
Fortis Escorts Hospital, New Delhi
Chairman,
Department of Nephrology and Kidney transplant Medicine,
Fortis Kidney and Urology Institute,
Fortis Escorts Hospital, New Delhi
Q: For kidney transplantation is it necessary that the kidney donor and the recipient should have the same blood group?
A:O blood group is a universal donor in transplantation. AB is a universal recipient. Blood group A recipients can accept O and A group donors. B group recipients can accept O and B group donors. Rh is not important in transplant, meaning that Rh +ve donor can donate to Rh -ve recipient.