Longitudinal mortality risks and kidney functional outcomes in Japanese living kidney donors.
Takayuki HiroseKiyohiko HottaTakahiro OsawaIsao YokotaTasuku InaoTatsu TanabeNaoya IwaharaNobuo ShinoharaPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2024)
Our findings revealed that kidney donors did not have a higher long-term risk of death than the general population. Although some donors showed decreased kidney function after donation, kidney function did not impact their survival.