As the number of living kidney donations in the United States increases, it is important to
continue to assess the manner in which potential living donors are evaluated and selected …

Living donors supply approximately 40% of renal allografts in the United States. Based on
current data, perioperative mortality after donor nephrectomy is approximately 3 per 10,000 …

In an effort to increase living donor transplantation while minimizing risk and morbidity,
recent advances have been made in surgical technique, kidney paired donation …

In the past decade, there have been increasing efforts to better define and quantify the short-
and long-term risks of living kidney donation. Recent studies have expanded upon the …

The State of US Living Kidney Donors : Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
The State of US Living Kidney Donors : Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology …

The use of living donors for kidney transplantation in the United States is common, and long‐
term studies have demonstrated the safety of donation by young, healthy individuals …

Living kidney donation continues as the cornerstone of transplantation. In order to determine
with ever-renewing assurance that living donation is safe for the donor, we need to …

To examine practice patterns regarding how living donors are evaluated and selected in the
US, a survey was sent to all 231 United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)-approved …

Living kidney donation is increasing because of prolonged waiting times on the transplant
list, as well as improved outcomes for recipients. In 2001, the number of living donors …

Living kidney donation is a common procedure in the United States. Substantial variation
exists between transplant centers in their protocols and exclusion criteria for potential living …