Long-term risks after kidney donation: how do we inform potential donors? A survey from DESCARTES and EKITA transplantation working groups.
Geir MjøenUmberto MaggioreNicos KessarisDiederik KimenaiBruno WatschingerCristophe MariatMehmet Sukru SeverMarta CrespoLicia PeruzziGoce SpasovskiSøren Schwartz SørensenUwe HeemannJulio PascualOndrej ViklickyAisling E CourtneyKarine HadayaLaszlo WagnerIonut NistorVassilis HadjianastassiouMagdalena DurlikIlkka HelanteräRainer OberbauerGabriel OniscuLuuk B HilbrandsDaniel AbramowiczPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2021)
The use of written information and checklists should be encouraged. This may improve standardization regarding the information provided to potential living kidney donors in Europe. There is a need for information and education among European transplant professionals regarding long-term risks after kidney donation and how to interpret and present these risks.