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Indications: - renal transplantation Procedure: - unilateral nephrectomy for donation of healthy kidney Adverse effects: - living kidney donors have survival similar to that of nondonors - risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is not increased - kidney from older donor more likely to result in transplantation rejection than from younger donor [2] - risk of mortality or cardiovascular events not increased among living kidney donors [3] - < 0.01% of kidney donors die within 3 months of surgery [4]

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end-stage renal disease (ESRD) kidney

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organ donation nephrectomy

References

  1. Ibrahim HN et al, Long-Term Consequences of Kidney Donation N Engl J Med Volume 360:459-469 January 29, 2009 http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/360/5/459
  2. de Fijter JW The impact of age on rejection in kidney transplantation. Drugs Aging. 2005;22(5):433-49. Review PMID: 15903355
  3. Garg AX et al. Cardiovascular disease in kidney donors: Matched cohort study. BMJ 2012 Mar 1; 344:e1203. PMID: 22381674
  4. AMA Morning Rounds. August 29, 2024 American Medical Association - Neergaard L Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows. AP Health. August 28, 2024 https://apnews.com/article/kidney-transplant-living-donor-54f6017f04f92f9bfef52ab13155511a#