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Follow-Up Reporting for Living Kidney Donors
« on: August 01, 2013, 10:12:12 AM »
http://www.atcmeetingabstracts.com/abstract/follow-up-reporting-for-living-kidney-donors/

Follow-Up Reporting for Living Kidney Donors
J. Wainright, M. McBride, M. Dew, D. Bolton, C. Thomas

Follow-up reporting for living kidney donors (LKDs) increases knowledge of short-term risks of donation. Anecdotal evidence suggests that low reporting rates are due to LKDs declining follow-up and to disadvantages of small programs (e.g., too few resources) and large programs (e.g., overwhelming volume).

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There has been a steady increase in follow-up reporting over the past several years. The small number of LKDs who declined follow-up shows that donor unwillingness may not be a major barrier. Program volume and reporting rates are unrelated, suggesting that continued improvements are achievable by large and small programs.
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