Prospectively Examining Outcomes After Living Kidney Donation

Living donor kidney transplant is the recommended treatment for patients with kidney failure because of its association with better graft and recipient survival compared with deceased donor kidney transplant or dialysis. More than 30 000 people donate a kidney across the world every year. Donor nephrectomy is a unique surgery that individuals undergo with the purpose of helping someone else. Determining the risks associated with donor nephrectomy is paramount to protecting this altruistic group.