The Irish living kidney donor program - why potential donors do not proceed to live kidney donation?
Connaughton DM, Harmon G, Cooney A, Williams Y, O'Regan J, O'Neill D, Cunningham P, Counihan A, O'Kelly P, McHale S, Denton M, O'Seaghdha CM, Magee C, Conlon P, Little D, Keogan M, de Freitas DG.
Connaughton DM, et al. Among authors: denton m.
Clin Transplant. 2016 Jan;30(1):17-25. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12641. Epub 2015 Nov 24.
Clin Transplant. 2016.
PMID: 26426147
The major reason for declining a donor was a medical contraindication (n = 63, 67.7%). In term of recipients, 54.2% (n = 269/496) had a potential donor proceed for further assessment of which 65.4% (n = 176/269) ultimately proceeding to live donation. ...
The major reason for declining a donor was a medical contraindication (n = 63, 67.7%). In term of recipients, 54.2% (n = 269/496) had …