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The Science of Stewardship: Due Diligence for Kidney Donors and Kidney Function in Living Kidney Donation—Evaluation, Determinants, and Implications for Outcomes

Emilio D. Poggio^*, William E. Braun^*, and Connie Davis

^* Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; and Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Correspondence: Dr. Emilio D. Poggio,Renal Function Laboratory, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q7, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195. Phone: 216-444-5383; Fax: 216-444-9378; E-mail: poggioe{at}ccf.org

Living kidney donor transplantation is now a common treatment for ESRD because it provides excellent outcomes to transplant recipients and is considered a safe procedure for prospective donors. The short- and long-term safety of prospective donors is paramount to the continued success of this procedure. Whereas the initial experiences with living kidney donors mostly included the healthiest, the increase in the need for organs and the changing demographic characteristics of the general population have subtly reshaped the suitability for donation. Kidney function assessment is a critical component of the evaluation of prospective donors; therefore, special emphasis is usually placed on this aspect of the evaluation. At the same time, consideration of kidney function after donation is important because it assists with the determination of renal health in donors. This review summarizes the process of predonation kidney function assessment, determinants of pre- and postdonation renal function, and, importantly, the potential implications of kidney function to the long-term outcomes of kidney donors.