Open AccessFatal and Nonfatal Hemorrhagic Complications of Living Kidney Donation
Author(s) -
Amy L. Friedman,
Thomas G. Peters,
Kenneth W. Jones,
L. Ebony Boulware,
Lloyd E. Ratner
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000193841.43474.ec
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney donation , intensive care medicine , kidney , kidney transplantation , surgery , general surgery
After anecdotal reports of severe hemorrhage from failure of surgical clips to sustain closure of renal artery stumps in live donor nephrectomies were received, this study was designed to identify specific surgical techniques that are associated with an increased risk of failure to control bleeding and might represent opportunities to improve patient safety.