Drop-out rate during living donor selection.

Abstract

This unit carried out 29 live donor transplants over a 3-year period. Many potential donors did not proceed to transplant. For those who had an acceptable tissue type, were blood group compatible and lymphocytotoxic crossmatch negative, we looked at the reasons for cancelling the donor work up. The reasons were impaired renal function (5 potential donors), cardiac/hypertension (4 potential donors), renovascular (1 potential donor), cancer (1 potential donor), cross-match positive at a late stage (3 potential donors), failure to attend at clinic/change of mind (6 potential donors) and hepatitis (2 potential donors). Improvements carried out following the audit include a list of tests which potential donors living away from this unit--especially those abroad--are asked to do before travelling here. An information leaflet has also been produced for potential donors.