Living Donor Practices in the United States
Advances In Chronic Kidney Disease , 07/11/2012
Mandelbrot DA - Although donor follow–up is mandated by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network for 2 years after donation, a majority of donors are lost to follow–up by 1 year. The most commonly cited barriers to donor follow–up include donor inconvenience, cost issues including reimbursement to care providers, and direct and indirect costs to donors.



