Severe psychiatric problems in right hepatic lobe donors for living donor liver transplantation.

Transplantation

Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 80262, and Department of Transplant Services, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Published: June 2007

Background: The morbidity and mortality from donation of a right hepatic lobe for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is an important issue for this procedure. We report the prevalence of severe psychiatric postoperative complications from the Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort study (A2ALL), which was established to define the risks and benefits of LDLT for donors and recipients.

Methods: Severe psychiatric complications were evaluated in all donors from the A2ALL study who were evaluated between 1998 and February 2003.

Results: Of the 392 donors, 16 (4.1%) had one or multiple psychiatric complications, including three severe psychiatric complications (suicide, accidental drug overdose, and suicide attempt).

Conclusions: Despite extensive preoperative screening, some donors experience severe psychiatric complications, including suicide, after liver donation. Psychiatric assessment and monitoring of liver donors may help to understand and prevent such tragic events.

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