| Risks and quality-of-life changes in living kidney donors. | |
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PMID: 15518699 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: Although the benefits of living donor organs for recipients are well documented, the risks and quality-of-life changes in living kidney donors are seldom reported. METHODS: From July 1992 to June 2002, all living kidney donors underwent regular follow-up at our hospital. The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), a standardized questionnaire to measure quality of life, was used in this study. Furthermore, donor renal function and associate complications were assessed. RESULTS: Seventeen donors answered the questionnaire, including eight men and nine women of mean age of 41 years (range = 25 to 56). No perioperative mortality was noted. No proteinuria or hematuria was found during long-term follow-up. The mean serum creatinine level was 0.95 +/- 0.22 mg/dL before the operation. The postoperative mean serum creatinine levels at 6 months, 1 year, and 3 years were 1.22 +/- 0.34, 1.19 +/- 0.20, and 1.29 +/- 0.21 mg/dL, respectively. Two cases underwent scar revision and one complained long-term wound pain for more than 1 year. One donor became depressed because of graft failure in her son. The SF-36 scores were 84.4 +/- 4.4 (physical function), 84.0 +/- 4.7 (role-physical), 78.4 +/- 8.0 (body pain), 81.5 +/- 5.9 (general health), 83.2 +/- 3.7 (vitality), 83.9 +/- 5.9 (social functioning), 79.9 +/- 4.1 (role-emotional), and 78.6 +/- 2.3 (mental health), respectively. CONCLUSION: The quality-of-life changes and risks after donation are low; most donors are concerned about cosmetic problems and pain-related scar formation. |
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Authors:
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C-H Chen; Y Chen; Y-J Chiang; C-T Wu; H-W Chen; S-H Chu |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Transplantation proceedings Volume: 36 ISSN: 0041-1345 ISO Abbreviation: Transplant. Proc. Publication Date: 2004 Sep |
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Created Date: 2004-11-02 Completed Date: 2005-04-14 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0243532 Medline TA: Transplant Proc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1920-1 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Urology, Evernew General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. |
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Adult Female Humans Living Donors / psychology* Male Middle Aged Nephrectomy / psychology* Quality of Life / psychology* Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Time Factors Treatment Outcome |
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