The current follow-up system of the living liver donors in Japan.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25862148
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: KANAOKA Maki 九州大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (50507796)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 生体肝移植 / ドナー / 術後フォローアップ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The postoperative follow-up of the living liver donors were outpatient department of transplant surgery same as recipients not limited to donor. Follow-up medical examination of the living liver donors, usually 3,6,12 months after surgery. Past one-year after surgery, the medical professions recommended the living liver donor to take a medical examination annually. However, as the number of years passed, the medical examination rate tended to be falling. By the interview for donors, taking the recipient to outpatient department or donor's employment associated with taking the medical examination of donor oneself. When the relationship between donor and recipient is not close, health professions especially should explain about the needs of self-health care and follow-up medical examination after surgery.

Free Research Field

臨床看護学