@article {4912,
	title = {Long-term health-related quality of life in living liver donors: A south Asian experience},
	volume = {31},
	year = {2017},
	month = {Mar},
	abstract = {Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL), changes in lifestyle, and complications in living liver donors at a single transplant center from southern India.

Methods: A total of 64 consecutive living liver donors from 2008 to 2011 were evaluated; 46 of 64 donors completed the short form 36 (SF-36) via telephonic interviews or clinic consultations. Mean follow-up was 48 months (range: 37-84 months).

Results: There was no mortality in the donors evaluated. Overall morbidity was 23\%, which included wound infections (4.3\%), incisional hernia (2.1\%), biliary leak (4.3\%), and nonspecific complaints regarding the incision site (15.2\%). All 46 donors who completed the SF-36 had no change in career path or predonation lifestyle. A total of 40 of 46 (87\%) donors had no limitations, decrements, or disability in any domain, while six of 46 (13\%) had these in some domains of which general health (GH) was most severely affected.

Conclusions: Living donor hepatectomy is safe with acceptable morbidity and excellent long-term HRQOL with no change in career path or significant alteration of lifestyle for donors.},
	doi = {10.1111/ctr.12882},
	author = {Cherian, PT and Mishra, AK and Mahmood, SMF and Sathyanarayanan, M and Raya, R and Kota, V and Rela, MS}
}
