The need for a living donor wellness program.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant
; 25(4): 311-315, 2020 08.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32487890
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Living donation has a tremendous impact in bridging the gap between the shortage of organs and the growing list of transplant candidates but remains underutilized as a percentage of total transplants performed. This review focuses on obesity and social determinants of health as potential barriers to the expansion of living kidney donation. RECENT FINDINGS:
The growing rate of obesity and associated metabolic syndrome make many potential donors unacceptable as donor candidates because of the future risk for developing chronic health conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes. There is also increasing evidence demonstrating socioeconomic differences and racial disparities potentially limit access to living donation in certain populations. These potentially modifiable factors are not exclusive of each other and together serve as significant contributing factors to lower rates of living donation.SUMMARY:
Living donors make sacrifices to provide the gift of life to transplant recipients, despite the potential risks to their own health. Studies describing risk factors to living donation call attention to the overall need for more action to prioritize and promote the health and well being of living donors.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Rim
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Doadores Vivos
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Organ Transplant
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article