Causes of Disqualification of Egyptian Potential Living Liver Donors

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01809249

Enrollment

192

Registered

2013-03-12

Start date

2010-06-30

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2013-03-12

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Conditions

Donors Safety

Keywords

Living donor liver transplantation, Donar safety

Brief summary

Due to absence of Deceased-donors in Egypt, Living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has emerged as an option to the traditional deceased-donor transplantation procedure. But there is an essential risk related to liver resection for healthy donors.

Detailed description

The aim of this work is to identify and analyze the causes of disqualification of potential Egyptian living liver-donors in a University based liver transplant program

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* All potential living liver donors in the period from June 2010 to June 2012 1. Age between 18 and 50 years 2. Relationship within 3rd degree of consanguinity with recipient or spouse. 3. The donor-recipient pair must be blood group compatible. 4. An informed consent should be obtained.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with nknown mrsdical or surgical history that interfere with donation * Underlying medical condition (diabetes, cardiopulmonary disease, etc.). * ABO incompatibility

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
causes of disqualification of potential Egyptian living liver-donors	2 years

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results