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Long‐term health‐related quality of life in living liver donors: A south Asian experience
Author(s) -
Cherian P. Thomas,
Mishra Ashish Kumar,
Mahmood S. M. Faisal,
Sathyanarayanan Mohan,
Raya Ravichandra,
Kota Venugopal,
Rela Mohamed S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/ctr.12882
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , incisional hernia , surgery , hepatectomy , gerontology , hernia , nursing , resection
Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate long‐term health‐related quality of life ( HRQOL ), changes in lifestyle, and complications in living liver donors at a single transplant center from southern India. Methods A total of 64 consecutive living liver donors from 2008 to 2011 were evaluated; 46 of 64 donors completed the short form 36 ( SF ‐36) via telephonic interviews or clinic consultations. Mean follow‐up was 48 months (range: 37‐84 months). Results There was no mortality in the donors evaluated. Overall morbidity was 23%, which included wound infections (4.3%), incisional hernia (2.1%), biliary leak (4.3%), and nonspecific complaints regarding the incision site (15.2%). All 46 donors who completed the SF ‐36 had no change in career path or predonation lifestyle. A total of 40 of 46 (87%) donors had no limitations, decrements, or disability in any domain, while six of 46 (13%) had these in some domains of which general health ( GH ) was most severely affected. Conclusions Living donor hepatectomy is safe with acceptable morbidity and excellent long‐term HRQOL with no change in career path or significant alteration of lifestyle for donors.