Comprehensive Review
Volume 6 Issue 4
Nyarera Diviner*
April 02, 2025
Abstract
Background: Kidney transplantation is well established as the best treatment for restoring quality of life to patients with end stage kidney disease(ESKD). Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is reported to have better graft survival and overall patient outcomes compared to deceased donation. The safety and quality of life of a Living kidney donor is important both for the sustainability of the transplant programs and for prospective donors aspiring to become living kidney donors.
Methodology: Data was collected from all participants using a self/interviewer administered questionnaire to help evaluate their socio demographic and socio economic status pre and post kidney donation.
Results: During the study period, 84 Living Donors who had undergone donor nephrectomy for kidney donation between January 2010 and September 2014 were interviewed. 48 [57.1%] were male and 36 [42.9%] were female. 64.3% of the donors were discharged from the hospital by the 5th day after surgery and 58.3% resumed their normal duties before 2 months.84.5% maintained their previous occupation and 15.5% changed their occupation with reasons of better paying job than what they were doing previously. 97.6% reported no hospitalization after kidney donation compared with 78.6 % before kidney donation. 84.5% of the respondents reported no change in their social life after kidney donation. 97.6 % could recommend somebody to donate a kidney, 94% reporting that kidney donation changed lives of the recipients and that their lives did not change negatively, they were able to go on with their normal life. Ninety-eight percent (98%) of Living Donors believed that their quality of life did not decrease after Living Kidney Donation.
Conclusion: Kidney donation does not have a significant negative impact on quality of life of kidney donors since even after donation the donors remained physically and mentally healthy and maintained their social life.
Keywords: Kidney transplant; Living kidney donor; End stage kidney disease
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