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ArticleTransplantation direct2024

Early Complications in Kidney Donors and Course of Health-related Quality of Life 12 mo After Donation: An Analysis of the Swiss Organ Living-Donor Health Registry.

Charlotte Brügger, Zoé Hunkeler, Matthias Diebold, Joana Krättli, Irene Geiger, Caroline Wehmeier, Thomas Wolff, Bruno Vogt, Federico Storni, Dela Golshayan and 10 more

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  4. Long-Term Outcomes Across Age and Risk Profiles in a Caucasian Living Kidney Donor Cohort.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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Charlotte BrüggerClinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Zoé HunkelerClinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Matthias DieboldClinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Joana KrättliSwiss Organ Living-Donor Health Registry (SOL-DHR), University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Irene GeigerSwiss Organ Living-Donor Health Registry (SOL-DHR), University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Caroline WehmeierClinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Thomas WolffVascular Surgery and Organ Transplantation Clinic, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Bruno VogtDepartment for Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Insel, Berne, Switzerland.
Federico StorniUniversity Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, University Hospital Insel, Berne, Switzerland.
Dela GolshayanTransplantation Center, Department for Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Tobias ZinggDepartment of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sophie de SeigneuxNephrology and Hypertension Division, University Hospital Geneva (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland.
Fadi HaidarNephrology and Hypertension Division, University Hospital Geneva (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland.
Isabelle BinetClinic for Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Aurelia SchnyderClinic for Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Kerstin HübelDivision of Nephrology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Thomas MüllerDivision of Nephrology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Fabian RösslerDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jürg SteigerClinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Patricia Hirt-MinkowskiClinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5949-1022

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Since 1998, the Swiss Organ Living-Donor Health Registry (SOL-DHR) has recorded peri- and postoperative complications of living kidney (LK) donors, as reported by all Swiss transplant centers and has collected follow-up data prospectively. Methods: We analyzed the early complications of 2379 consecutive individuals who donated a kidney between January 1998 and June 2022 and assessed their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) 1 y after donation. Results: In total, 447 early complications in 404/2379 LK donors (17.0%) were reported to the SOL-DHR. The frequency of donors with major complications (ie, Dindo-Clavien classification 3/4) was 2.4%. In total, 31 donors needed reoperation, and in 13/31 (42%), donors reoperation was necessary because of bleeding complications. Independent risk factors for major early complications were older donor age ( Conclusions: Overall, living kidney donation is a safe procedure, however, donor age and type of surgical approach affect the risk of complications. A decline in emotional bonding with the recipient after donation may worsen the quality of life of the donor.

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