Live donor nephrectomy and return to work

Lind, May Y.; Liem, Ylian S.; Bemelman, Willem A.; Dooper, P.M.M.; Hop, Wim C. J.; Weimar, Willem; IJzermans, Jan N. M.

doi:10.1007/s00464-002-9118-x

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“…However, there has been a slight decrease with respect to previous years (4,026 in 2003; 4,231 in 2004; and 4,152 in 2005). In order to alleviate this organ deficit, living donation is being encouraged because this is an ethically acceptable therapeutic option given the low level of risk for the donor and the good clinical results that are achieved [3,4,5,6]. However, in spite of most Spanish transplant centers having an ongoing living donation program, at present this type of donation is minimal [1].…”

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Attitude of Personnel in Hospital Cadaveric Organ Transplant-Related Units Faced with Living Kidney Donation in a Hospital with a Living Kidney Donor Transplantation Program

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Introduction: The attitude of health care personnel is fundamental for the procurement of organs, especially when they are based in transplant-related services. The objective of this study is to assess the attitude of hospital personnel in transplant-related services toward living kidney donation in a hospital with a cadaveric and living solid organ transplant program. Materials and Methods: A random sample was taken and stratified by type of service and job category (n = 330) in transplant-related services (procurement units, transplant units and follow-up units). The attitude toward cadaveric organ donation was evaluated using a validated psychosocial questionnaire. Student’s t test, χ² test, and logistic regression analysis were applied for statistical analysis. Results: The questionnaire completion rate was 94% (n = 309). Most respondents (87%, n = 268) are in favor of related living kidney donation. However, only 17% (n = 53) of respondents are in favor if this donation is unrelated. Of the rest, 4% (n = 12) of respondents would not accept a donated living kidney organ and the remaining 9% (n = 29) are undecided. Only two variables are significantly related to attitude towards living kidney donation: age (p = 0.013) and a willingness to receive a donated living organ on the part of the respondent, if a transplant organ were needed (p < 0.001). Both variables persist as significant independent variables in the logistic regression analysis. There is also a close relationship between attitude toward living kidney donation and attitude toward living liver donation (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The personnel in donation and transplantation units tend to have a favorable attitude towards living kidney donation making them a key element in the current promotion of living kidney donation. Moreover, the youngest workers in these units are those who tend to be more in favor, thus offering a promising future for this type of kidney donation which is becoming more of a necessity given the cadaveric organ deficit.

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Attitude of Personnel in Hospital Cadaveric Organ Transplant-Related Units Faced with Living Kidney Donation in a Hospital with a Living Kidney Donor Transplantation Program

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“…However, some researchers considered that time to return to work and routine activities was related to physicians' recommendations [9]. In general, physicians told patients that laparoscopic or hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery resulted in faster convalescence and earlier return to activities.…”

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“…In general, physicians told patients that laparoscopic or hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery resulted in faster convalescence and earlier return to activities. Lind et al [9] reported that complete return to work occurred sooner in their laparoscopic donor nephrectomy group compared with their open donor nephrectomy and hand-assisted donor nephrectomy groups. Some studies indicated that the time for Americans to return to work after surgery was relatively short.…”

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Health-related quality of life after hand-assisted laparoscopic and open radical nephrectomies of renal cell carcinoma

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“…However, living transplantation is currently a necessity because of the inability of the cadaveric donation to cover the minimum requirements of kidney availability for transplantation. In addition, living kidney donation is benefiting from the better outcomes achieved compared to cadaveric donation and the lower risk from surgery in healthy individuals who donate, especially with the development of extraction by laparoscopy [16,17,18]. …”

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“…In Spain, there is currently institutional and political support for encouraging living kidney donation: most Spanish transplant centers have an ongoing living donation program and there is a favorable attitude among the population [7] and health care personnel [8, 16]. The main limiting factors that we have found are the very recipients on the waiting list who are used to hearing about the high cadaveric donation rates and so they are not willing to receive a living donated organ from a family member when they could receive an organ from a cadaveric donor as they believe this to be a type of ‘mutilation’ [9, 10].…”

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Attitude of the Population of German Origin in the South East of Spain toward Living Kidney Donation

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Martı́nez-Alarcón

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Background: There is an increasing population of German origin living in the South East of Spain. Objective: To analyze the attitude toward living kidney donation in this population subgroup. Methods: A sample of German residents in the South East of Spain was taken randomly (n = 250) (November 2005–April 2006). Attitude was evaluated using a validated questionnaire. The survey was self-administered and completed anonymously. The control group comprised native Spanish citizens (n = 500). Results: The questionnaire completion rate was 87% (n = 218). Most respondents (92%, n = 201) are in favor of living-related donation. The following variables are related to attitude to donation: (1) marital status of the respondent (p = 0.002); (2) level of education (p < 0.001); (3) attitude toward cadaveric donation (p = 0.005); (4) having had previous experience with the donation and transplantation process (p < 0.001); (5) the respondent’s religion (p = 0.002); (6) the risk that they believe is involved in living kidney donation (p = 0.001), and (7) concern about ‘mutilation’ that could be caused by living donation (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Attitude toward related living kidney donation of German residents in the South East of Spain is favorable and is closely related to attitude toward cadaveric donation, fear of the after-effects of this type of donation and religious attitude.

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Live donor nephrectomy and return to work

Abstract: Return to work is influenced by the advice on return to work given by the physician as well as the morbidity associated with the surgical approach.

Cited by 45 publications

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Attitude of Personnel in Hospital Cadaveric Organ Transplant-Related Units Faced with Living Kidney Donation in a Hospital with a Living Kidney Donor Transplantation Program

Attitude of Personnel in Hospital Cadaveric Organ Transplant-Related Units Faced with Living Kidney Donation in a Hospital with a Living Kidney Donor Transplantation Program

Health-related quality of life after hand-assisted laparoscopic and open radical nephrectomies of renal cell carcinoma

Attitude of the Population of German Origin in the South East of Spain toward Living Kidney Donation

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