Are Living Liver Donors At Risk From Life-Threatening "Near-Miss" Events?

A study published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, reports that donor mortality is about 1 in 500 donors with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Research of transplant centers around the world found that those with more experience conducting live donor procedures had lower rates of aborted surgery and life-threatening "near-miss" events. For patients with end-stage liver disease, liver transplantation is their only option to prolong life... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..