Living kidney donor informed consent practices vary between US and non-US centers
Parekh AM, Gordon EJ, Garg AX, Waterman AD, Kulkarni S, Parikh CR. Living kidney donor informed consent practices vary between US and non-US centers. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2008, 23: 3316-3324. PMID: 18599559, PMCID: PMC2720811, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicationConsent FormsData CollectionDonor SelectionHumansInformed ConsentInternationalityLiving DonorsRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsTransplant centersDonor riskInformed consentKidney donorsPsychosocial evaluationNon-US respondentsWorld Transplant CongressChronic kidney diseaseUS transplant centersPotential donorsKidney donation ratesMedical complicationsDonor evaluationInformed consent processKidney diseaseConsensus statementUS CentersMedical riskTransplant professionalsDonation ratesOrgan donationConsent formPsychosocial risksSupport groupsConsent process