PROS
• Potentially shorter wait time because of
access to more donors
• Higher survival rate compared to dialysis for
many patients
• Increased risk does not mean lower quality
• Infections can often be treated and cured
CONS
• Very minimal risk of getting infected [4 in 1000 or half the chance of dying in a car accident]
PROS
• Lower risk of getting an infection
CONS
• Potentially longer waiting time due to access to
fewer donors
• Unknown donor risk factors for infection may still exist
• May lose access to high quality (low KDPI) kidney