Advocacy and medical review of donors by individual(s) without dual responsibility to the recipient are recommended.
Regarding the relationship between a pediatric donor and a family recipient, we recommend focus on avoiding psychological harm rather than predicting whether donation will result in a psychological benefit to the donor.
Pediatric donors may be considered for research that carries minimal risk above the standard procedure or studies aimed at improving the safety and efficacy of the donation process.
We recommend deferral of donors with medical conditions that may increase the risk of complications associated with donation.
Centers should avoid performing human leukocyte antigen typing on potential donors with medical/psychological reasons not to donate.