#livingdonor Tag

11 Nov

Posted at 21:04h in JAMA, Kidney Disease, Transplantation
Health notice: This interview is for general information and is not medical advice. People considering living kidney donation should discuss future pregnancy plans with their transplant team, as recommended in the KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) living kidney donor guideline. Kidney donors who become pregnant should tell their obstetric care provider about their donation. Seek urgent care during pregnancy for severe headache, vision changes, upper abdominal pain, sudden swelling of the face or hands, shortness of breath or other unexplained symptoms.

MedicalResearch.com Interview with:

[caption id="attachment_77168" align="alignleft" width="200"]Dr. Amit Garg Dr. Amit Garg, MD, PhD[/caption]

Amit X. Garg, MD, PhD

Associate Dean, Clinical Research, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Past President, Canadian Society of Nephrology Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute Lead, ICES Provincial Kidney, Dialysis and Transplantation Program (ICES KDT) Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?

Response: Living kidney donation provides an important opportunity for someone with kidney failure to receive a transplant and live a longer, healthier life. Many living kidney donors may also consider pregnancy after donation, so it is important that they have reliable information about potential pregnancy-related risks when making an informed decision about donation.

Earlier studies suggested that gestational hypertension and preeclampsia may occur more often after kidney donation, but the number of postdonation pregnancies studied was relatively small and uncertainty remained about the magnitude of the risk. We therefore expanded our previous Ontario study across three Canadian provinces to provide more precise estimates and to examine a broader range of maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes.