title: Long-term outcomes of kidney donors.
abstract: As the demand for kidney transplantation, particularly from living donors, continues to rise, there is increasing and much needed interest in accurately quantifying the long-term risks of kidney donation. We review the outcomes of kidney donors in the domains of survival, perioperative mortality, risk of end-stage renal disease, quality of life, course of diabetes mellitus in donors, pregnancy after donation, obesity, and prevalence of other health conditions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.affiliation: Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Hassan N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
keywords: BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; GI, impaired glucose tolerance; HRQL, health-related quality of life; Kidney; Live donors; Long-term consequences; RR, relative risk; SF, short form; UNOS, United Network for Organ Sharing