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2120
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Estimated frequency:
Overall morbidity in living liver donors was 23%, which included:
- wound infections (4.3%)
- incisional hernia (2.1%)
- biliary leak (4.3%),
- nonspecific complaints regarding the incision site (15.2%)
Overall HRQoL (health related quality of life) was excellent and above the US-based population norm of 50 for all SF-36 subscales.
Time to detection:
Cross-sectional data were collected via telephone interview post-donation from 46 liver donors with a mean time to follow-up of 48 months (range 37-84 months)
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:
Morbidities were self-reported via telephone interview.
Demonstration of imputability or root cause:
Responders also reported development of new medical or surgical problems which may or may not be directly related to donation, and comorbidities although it can be assumed that the complications listed here were likely due to the donation..
Imputability grade:
2 Probable
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living liver donation, HRQoL
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Long-term health-related quality of life in living liver donors: A south Asian experience. Clin Transplant. 2017 Mar;31(3).
Expert comments for publication:
Overall HRQoL was assessed with the SF-36 with the addition of some specific questions about changes to occupation/lifestyle. Overall HRQoL was excellent and above the US-based population norm of 50 for all SF-36 subscales. Among those who reported some surgical effects/complications, the General Health subscale of the SF-36 seems to have been most affected and fell slightly below US population norms.