Why it's done

Nondirected living organ donors have become increasingly important in recent years to meet a growing need for organs for transplant and fill a shortage of available organs from deceased organ donors.

Nondirected living organ donors are often vital to linking several pairs of incompatible donor and recipient pairs to form a donation chain.

Like other types of living-donor organ transplant, nondirected living-donor organ transplant offers several benefits to the donation recipient, including less time spent on a waiting list, fewer health complications before transplant because of the shorter wait, and better survival rates after transplant.