Can a 6’8 person donate an organ to someone else? Will the size of the organ match the recipient’s body? Let’s find out! #organtransplant #donation #organrecipient #donor #organcompatibility
Organ Donation and Size Compatibility
Yes, organ size can play a role in transplantation success. However, several factors are considered before a transplant takes place. Here’s what you need to know:
Height and Organ Donation
– Organ size is not solely determined by a person’s height.
– Compatibility testing includes various factors such as blood type, tissue match, and overall health.
Transplant Success Rates
– Medical professionals carefully match donor organs to recipients based on several criteria for the best outcomes.
– While height can be a consideration, it’s not the only factor that determines organ compatibility.
Conclusion: Organ Donation and Size
Although height can be a factor in organ donation, it is not the sole determinant of compatibility. Trust in the expertise of medical professionals to ensure the best match between donors and recipients. #transplantation #medicalscience #organhealth
Yeah your organs should basically be the same size. A 5’2 and 6’1 person organs are the same.
I read an awful news story about a rogue surgeon who was doing lung transplants – he tried to ‘stuff’ lungs into a patient that were too big for her. It was awful. Of course with google being so shit now I can’t find the story.
So yeah, I think if you’re a big person, some of your organs wouldn’t be right for everyone.
When matching organs to recipients one of the criteria is size. That’s one reason why it is so hard to find replacement organs for infants and children.
It depends on what you’re donating, but sure. While you wouldn’t be able to donate to someone of significantly less height, tall people need transplants, too! I think about folks with Marfan’s Syndrome – they’re quite tall people, comparatively!
Also, your liver – it regenerates so that really wouldn’t be a problem!
I mean same goes for the reverse, it’s possible a heart or other organ might be too small to support a larger body
If it doesn’t we can cut it in half to make it fit
As a 6’7 person I sure hope so (just in case)
Yea they just gotta crop it
They would have to find a size match. Your heart is generally the same size as your fist.
Lungs Really do have to size match…kidneys not so much as they are placed in the abdomen
The night before I got my heart transplant, the docs came in and made sure of my height and weight. They try to match you to the same size donor.
Depends. For kidney transplants they don’t even take the broken one out.
They’ll MAKE it fit.
If you’re 6’8″ then a lot of people will want you to fit one of your organs inside them
You can donate your organ to me anytime you like darling
I don’t know why this question made me laugh out loud… but this is not a thought that has ever crossed my mind before.