Rabea Ahmed Gadelkareem, Amr Mostafa Abdelgawad, Nasreldin Mohammed, Ahmed Reda, Nashwa Mostafa Azoz, Mohammed Ali Zarzour, Hisham Mokhtar Hammouda, Mahmoud Khalil
BACKGROUND: Although the availability of related living donors (LDs) provides a better chance for receiving kidney transplantation (KT), the evaluation protocols for LD selection remain a safeguard for the LD's safety. These protocols are variable from one center to another, resulting in variable rates of decline of the potential LDs (PLDs). The decline of willing PLDs may occur at any stage of evaluation, starting from the initial contact and counseling to the day of operation. AIM: To identify the causes of the decline of PLDs, the predictors of PLD candidacy, and the effect on achieving LDKT...
September 18, 2023: World Journal of Transplantation