Study examines health of kidney donors
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 13:02
in Health & Medicine
The short-term risks associated with kidney donation are relatively modest, but because many donors have additional medical conditions, it is important to evaluate their ongoing health. Complications and hospital length-of-stay following kidney donation have both declined since 1998. Rates of complications and length-of-stay for donors are comparable with other relatively low risk abdominal surgeries such as appendectomies. Depression, hypothyroidism, hypertension, and obesity have increased over time among donors.