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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ctr.12882/abstract?campaign=wolacceptedarticleLong-term Health Related Quality of Life(HRQOL) in living liver donors: A south Asian experienceAuthors P. Thomas Cherian, et al., Accepted manuscript online: 9 December 2016 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12882AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate long-term health related quality of life(HRQOL), changes in lifestyle and complications in living liver donors at a single transplant center from southern India.Methods64 consecutive living liver donors from 2008-2011 were evaluated.46 out of 64 donors completed the short form 36(SF-36) via telephonic interviews or clinic consultations. Mean follow up was 48 months (range 37-84 months).ResultsThere was no mortality in the donors evaluated. Overall morbidity was 23% which included wound infections(4.3%), incisional hernia(2.1%), biliary leak(4.3%) and non specific complaints regarding the incision site(15.2%). All 46 donors who completed the SF-36 had no change in career path or pre-donation lifestyle. 40 out of 46(87%) donors had no limitations, decrements or disability in any domain, while 6 out of 46(13%) had these in some domains of which General Health (GH) was most severely affected.ConclusionsLiving donor hepatectomy is safe with acceptable morbidity and excellent long-term HRQOL with no change in career path or significant alteration of lifestyle for donors.
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