ArticleThe Journal of surgical research2020
Long-Term Financial, Psychosocial, and Overall Health-Related Quality of Life After Living Liver Donation.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The long-term follow-up of the living liver donors.Updates in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Decision-making, regret, and quality of life in living organ donors: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Adaptation of living donors after liver transplantation in South Korea: an integrative review.Journal of Korean biological nursing science · 2026Article
- The aim of donor safety: surgical approaches and current results.Updates in surgery · 2025Review
- The lived experience of living liver donors: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Financial toxicity in living donor liver transplantation: A call to action for financial neutrality.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2024Article
- A systematic review of the factors significantly influencing the quality of life of living liver donors.International journal of nursing sciences · 2023Review
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- Does living liver donors' underestimation about surgical outcomes impact on their health-related quality of life after donation?: a descriptive cross-sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2022Article
- Assessment of long-term outcomes post living liver donation highlights the importance of scientific integrity when presenting transplant registry data.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2022Article
- Donor quality of life after living donor liver transplantation: a review of the literature.Digestive medicine research · 2021Article
- Health-related quality of life after anonymous nondirected living liver donation: A multicenter collaboration.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2021Article
- [Living related liver transplantation].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo assess the impact of living liver donation (LD) in a diverse and aging population up to 20 y after donation, particularly with regard to medical, financial, psychosocial, and overall health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
methodsPatients undergoing LD between 1999 and 2009 were recruited to respond to the Short-Form 36 and a novel Donor Quality of Life Survey at two time points (2010 and 2018).
resultsSixty-eight living liver donors (LLDs) completed validated surveys, with a mean follow-up of 11.5 ± 5.1 y. Per Donor Quality of Life Survey data, physical activity or strength was not impacted by LD in most patients. All respondents returned to school or employment, and 82.4% reported that LD had no impact on school or work performance. LD did not impact health insurability in 95.6% of donors, and only one patient experienced difficulty obtaining life insurance. Overall, 97.1% of respondents did not regret LD. Short-Form 36 survey-measured outcomes were similar between LLDs and the general U.S. POPULATION: LLDs who responded in both 2010 and 2018 were followed for an overall average of 15.4 ± 2.4 y and HRQOL outcomes in these donors also remained statistically equivalent to U.S. population norms.
conclusionsThis study represents the longest postdonation follow-up and offers unique insight related to HRQOL in a highly diverse patient population. Although LLDs continue to maintain excellent HRQOL outcomes up to 20 y after donation, continued lifetime follow-up is required to accurately provide young, healthy potential donors with an accurate description of the risks that they may incur on aging.
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