Before reading the linked article, remember that many aspects of living donor evaluation, care and consequences have never been adequately documented or studied. So, those very real issues won’t be included or considered (the authors admit as much in their abstract), which results in yet *another* incomplete and tragically flawed guidance document. Why bother …
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Transplant Wait List Watch 2016 #3
As of 10:31 am on August 11, 2016, OPTN says there are 77,358 folks on the active US transplant wait list. That’s a .33% decrease since May 10, 2016, and a 6.95% increase since this project began on April 19, 2011. <- By using the larger statistic, OPTN, the government and the media are …
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Liver Regeneration in Living Donors
The authors examined the liver function and liver volume of 91 right liver lobe donors. Within a year of donating, 96% had regained full liver function but only 85% had full pre-donation liver volume. Unfortunately, these results say nothing about the long term risk of scarring (cirrhosis) or otherwise. Duclos J, Bhangui P, …
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