Transplantation of kidneys from related living donors at Johannesburg Hospital.
The Johannesburg Hospital kidney transplantation unit's experience with 111 kidney donations from living relatives between 1966 and December 1984 is reviewed. The 1-year patient survival rate for those who received transplants up to the end of 1982 was 93%. Donor surgery only caused 1 instance of serious illness and no deaths. The justification for and procedure of donor transplantation are discussed and the psychological reward to the donor highlighted.
D000328:Adult; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013019:South Africa; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors