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Deceased and Live Donor Transplants
Australia  2000 - 2004
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Source of Live Donor Kidney
Australia  1996 - 2004
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Road deaths in NSW  1970 - 1996
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LIVING DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION
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LIVING DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION
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Donor advocate
  • Does the donor really want to donate a kidney?


  • Is it safe for both the donor and the recipient?
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Safety factors
  • infection and malignancy
  • kidney function
  • cardiovascular fitness


  • hypertension
  • diabetes
  • obesity
  • kidney stones
  • anatomical considerations


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Left or right kidney
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Living Kidney Donation
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Open living donor nephrectomy
  • surgery              120 min
  • pain
  • hospital           3 -10 days
  • employment    8 weeks
  • satisfaction          85%


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LAPAROSCOPIC donor nephrectomy
  • Less invasive procedure
  • Less post-operative pain
  • Shorter hospitalisation
  • Better cosmetic result
  • Earlier return to manual work


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Laparoscopic donor
nephrectomy at Westmead
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Laparoscopic Vs Open Donor Nephrectomy
    • ANZDATA Review
    • All live donor transplants
    • Mar 1997 – Sept 2003
    • Follow-up for 6 months


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Survival for all kidneys 1998-2003
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RACS recommendation on LLDN
  • It is recommended that laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy be cautiously introduced to Renal Transplant Units on two provisos.
  • that the skills exist


  • there is a commitment to perform 10 - 20 of these cases per year in order to gain the necessary experience and report on the results.


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Kidney transplants in NSW – in 2004
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LIVING KIDNEY DONATION
  • Procedure of necessity
  • Inversely proportional to cadaver donor availability
  • Attitude of clinicians
  • Availability of surgeons
  • Influenced by local publicity