Since the first living-donor kidney transplantation in 1954, more than half a million living
kidney donations have occurred and research has advanced knowledge about long-term …

We live in the information age, and the practice of medicine is becoming increasingly
specialized. In the biomedical literature, the number of published studies has dramatically …

Abstract The 2017 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice
Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors is intended to assist medical …

Previous studies have suggested that living kidney donors maintain long-term renal function
and experience no increase in cardiovascular or all-cause mortality. However, most …

Background Evaluation of candidates to serve as living kidney donors relies on screening
for individual risk factors for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). To support an empirical …

Background Young women wishing to become living kidney donors frequently ask whether
nephrectomy will affect their future pregnancies. Methods We conducted a retrospective …

Background The long-term renal consequences of kidney donation by a living donor are
attracting increased appropriate interest. The overall evidence suggests that living kidney …

Background Few cohort studies have focused on risk factors for end-stage renal disease
(ESRD). This investigation evaluated the prognostic value of several potential novel risk …

Background: Long-term health risks for adults who donate kidneys are unclear. Purpose: To
summarize evidence about mid-and long-term health risks associated with living kidney …

We reviewed any study where 10 or more healthy adults donated a kidney, and proteinuria,
or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was assessed at least 1 year later. Bibliographic …