Background The shortage of organs from deceased donors has led to more living donation.
Furthermore, immunological developments have made it possible to perform kidney …

Background As the number of patients with end stage kidney disease continues to rise
internationally, living kidney donation remains a favourable treatment option. Long waiting …

Background When possible, renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with
end‐stage kidney disease. Technological developments in immunology have made it …

In Norway living kidney donors account for approximately 40% of all renal transplants. There
is a shortage of information about how living kidney donors experience the donation process …

Aim and objectives To investigate the perceived experiences and considerations among
potential kidney transplantation donors in relation to acceptance or rejection as donors …

Aim and objective To explore living kidney donors' experiences during the donor evaluation
process. Background Due to a shortage of organs for kidney transplantation from deceased …

Background The experiences described by people who have undergone kidney transplant
are complex. Understanding how donors and recipients experience kidney transplantation …

BACKGROUND: Although donor perceptions of donation have been evaluated in several
programs, evaluation of associated recipients has not been as frequent. PURPOSE: Our aim …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the overall experience of living kidney
donors. METHODS All 80 kidney donors at a teaching hospital between 2003 and 2008 …

Living donation is encouraged because of better graft survival for recipients. This study
assesses the impact of living kidney donation on the donor's quality of life, self-image, and …