title: Checking the harness: safety for living liver donors.
abstract: 1. Expertise in hepatobiliary surgery. 2. Donor selection criteria. 3. Selective liver biopsy in donors. 4. Accurate determination of hepatic volumes and anatomy. 5. Extent of donor hepatectomy. 6. Donor psychosocial evaluation. 7. Catastrophic events. 8. Long-term follow up.
authors.affiliation: Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Pomfret
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology; D061214:Patient Safety