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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8823
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
The perioperative and long-term risks for living kidney donors are of concern. We have studied donors at the University of Minnesota 20 years or more (mean 23.7) after donation by comparing renal function, blood pressure, and proteinuria in donors with siblings. In 57 donors (mean age 61 [SE 1]), mean serum creatinine is 1.1 (0.01) mg/dl, blood urea nitrogen 17 (0.5) mg/dl, creatinine clearance 82 (2) ml/min, and blood pressure 134 (2)/80 (1) mm Hg. 32% of the donors are taking antihypertensive drugs and 23% have proteinuria. The 65 siblings (mean age 58 [1.3]) do not significantly differ from the donors in any of these variables: 1.1 (0.03) mg/dl, 17 (1.2) mg/dl, 89 (3.3) ml/min, and 130 (3)/80 (1.5) mm Hg, respectively. 44% of the siblings are taking antihypertensives and 22% have proteinuria. To assess perioperative mortality, we surveyed all members of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons about donor mortality at their institutions. We documented 17 perioperative deaths in the USA and Canada after living donation, and estimate mortality to be 0.03%. We conclude that perioperative mortality in the USA and Canada after living-donor nephrectomy is low. In long-term follow-up of our living donors, we found no evidence of progressive renal deterioration or other serious disorders.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
340
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
807-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Albuminuria, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Blood Urea Nitrogen, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Canada, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Cause of Death, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Creatinine, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Kidney Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Nephrectomy, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Proteinuria, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Pulmonary Embolism, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-Tissue Donors, pubmed-meshheading:1357243-United States
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
20 years or more of follow-up of living kidney donors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.