Successful Follow-Up of Living Donors

What is it about?

For this guest editorial paper, the authors consulted directly with transplant programs that had the highest success rates in reporting complete and timely donor follow-up data. They conducted qualitative interviews with 8 programs in order to learn in detail about all aspects of their follow-up activities. The programs’ staff members generously offered their time and insights, and their enthusiasm for following up on their living donors was evident. The authors talked with each program about, for example, their specific procedures for donor follow-up, what strategies they found to be most and least effective for maintaining contact with donors, and what barriers they faced in following living donors.

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Why is it important?

The strategies presented in this editorial can provide members of the transplant community with a guidance document that can help them generate their own ideas and goals about ways to increase their programs’ success at donor follow-up.