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Evaluation of potential live donors for renal transplant: an evidence based approach and changing paradigms

Author(s) -

Nalaka Gunawansa,

Ajay Sharma,

Ahmed Halawa

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of surgery/sri lanka journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2279-2201

pISSN - 0379-8240

DOI - 10.4038/sljs.v36i2.8512

Subject(s) - medical journal , sri lanka , medicine , work (physics) , medical education , family medicine , sociology , south asia , mechanical engineering , ethnology , engineering

Live donor renal transplantation remains the mainstay of renal replacement therapy in most countries, including Sri Lanka. The Amsterdam consensus guidelines were considered the benchmark in evaluation of live donors and used in assessing donor suitability for over two decades. However, recent evidence has cast doubts regarding the overall safety of kidney donation warranting a closer look at donor evaluation. This review aims to look at current available evidence regarding common donor conditions and the overall need for extra vigilance in donor evaluation.

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