Re: 78 percent of living right liver donors experienced post-operative complications

[Guest guest]

78% is a high proportion because they counted minor complications.

If a potiental donor looked at just the headline, it would seem very

likely that something bad would happen. You have to read deeper than

the headline to see that a lab abnormality of elevated biliruben even

if it returns to normal is considered a complication. If you counted

non-grade one complications then 12/88 or 7% had a " complication " . The

study is a good one because it paints a more detailed picture of the

risks involved. Living donors are heros that take real risks to help

others.

Von