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  • 1Department of Nephrology, Rainha Santa Isabel Hospital, Torres Novas, Portugal.

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Kidney living donation is safe, with low rates of hypertension and no proteinuria observed post-surgery. Long-term follow-up is recommended for kidney donors to identify individuals at risk.

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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Transplant Surgery
  • Urology

Background:

  • Living donor kidney transplantation offers superior graft survival compared to deceased donor transplants.
  • Assessing the risks for living kidney donors is crucial for ethical and clinical practice.
  • Understanding the long-term outcomes of living kidney donors informs donor selection and post-donation care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the safety and long-term renal function of kidney living donors.
  • To assess perioperative complications, post-donation proteinuria, and hypertension incidence.
  • To identify factors influencing post-donation renal function, such as age.

Main Methods:

  • Single-center study evaluating 31 kidney living donors between 1997 and 2003.
  • Follow-up ranged from 2 to 13.2 years post-nephrectomy.
  • Renal function (Glomerular Filtration Rate - GFR), proteinuria, and blood pressure were assessed.

Main Results:

  • A statistically significant decrease in GFR was observed post-nephrectomy (116.9 to 77.7 mL/min/1.73 m²).
  • 16.1% of donors had a post-donation GFR between 50-60 mL/min/1.73 m².
  • No significant increase in proteinuria or hypertension was noted; older donors (>50 years) showed lower post-donation GFR.

Conclusions:

  • Living donor nephrectomy is generally a safe procedure with acceptable long-term outcomes.
  • Post-donation hypertension and proteinuria rates were low, even in donors with prior hypertension.
  • Continued rigorous follow-up of living kidney donors is essential for identifying at-risk individuals.