Selection and Short-Term Outcomes of Living Kidney Donors in Singapore - An Analysis of the Donor Care Registry.

Journal: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Transplant rates in Singapore have been falling and there is limited information on baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of living kidney donors nationally. This study aimed to determine the safety of living kidney donor transplant in Singapore by exploring the proportion of donors that meets international selection guidelines and describing short-term clinical outcomes.

Authors

  • Marc Zj Ho
    Ministry of Health, Singapore.
  • Huili Zheng
  • Jeannette Jm Lee
  • Khuan Yew Chow
  • Gek Hsiang Lim
  • Wei Wei Hong
  • Anantharaman Vathsala