Liver Donor Workup
This overview is meant to give you general information regarding liver donor workup (the testing needed to evaluate your ability to donate). This workup is done in a step by step process enabling the transplant team to review the results from each step before proceeding to the next. Each step may require more than one visit to the hospital to complete. The process was developed to prevent unnecessary testing. When you meet with surgeon and hepatologist you will be given detailed information on the surgery, the risks and the recovery. It is our priority to protect you as the donor from any potential harm now or in the future related to your donation.
If you have any questions, please call the liver transplant office at (410) 614-2989 or 1 (800) 706-1046. Back to About Living Liver Donation page.
| Step 1 | Appointment(s): | Living donor nurse practitioner |
| Where: | Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center | |
Testing: | Bloodwork, including tissue typing, EKG, | |
3-D CT scan, Chest X-ray | ||
Where: | Can be done at Johns Hopkins or a local facility. | |
Results: | From JHH 3-5 days. At an outside facility 2 | |
weeks or longer. The results need to be faxed or | ||
sent to our office. Please call us with lab name | ||
and number so we can follow up on results. | ||
| Step 2 | Appointment(s): | Donor advocate, transplant psychiatrist, |
| hepatologist and surgeon | ||
| Step 3 | Testing: | Liver Biopsy |
| Where: | Johns Hopkins Hospital | |
| Results: | Call liver transplant office | |
| Step 4 | Testing: | Arteriogram |
| Where: | Johns Hopkins Hospital | |
| Results: | Call liver transplant office | |
| Step 5 | Appointment(s): | Transfusion services for pre-surgical blood |
| donation | ||
| Step 6 | Appointment(s): | Pre-operative consultation |
| (includes pre-op testing) | ||
Other links in the living liver donor pages:
About Living Liver Donation
The Living Donor Journey
Donor's Stories
Forms
