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Medical Studies

The LKD Safety Study collected a large amount of data from participants for more than a decade, resulting in numerous medical-related studies.

Surgical Papers

  1. Title:  Perioperative complications during living donor nephrectomy: results from a multicentre cohort study 
    • Journal:  Can J Kidney Health Dis.
    • Author: C. Garcia-Ochoa et al
    • Date:  July 2019
    • PubMed Search #:  31367455
  1. Title: Testicular Pain After Living Kidney Donation: Results From a Multicenter Cohort Study
    • Journal: Can J Kidney Health Dis
    • Author: A. Garg et al
    • Date: March 2025
    • PubMed Search #: 40161413
    • Note:  Additional study is now being done on this topic due to the findings in this paper.

LKD Safety Study Publications

  1. Title:  The Living Kidney Donor Safety Study:  Protocol of a prospective cohort study 
    • Journal:  Can J Kidney Health Dis
    • Author:  Garg AX et al
    • Date:  October 2022
    • PubMed Search #:  36325263
  2. Title: Hypertension and Kidney Function After Living Kidney Donation
    • Journal: JAMA
    • Author: Garg AX et al
    • Date: May 2024
    • PubMed Search #: 38780499

Medical Papers

  1. Title:  Duration of living kidney transplant donor evaluations:  Findings from 2 multicentre cohort studies
    • Journal:  Am J Kidney Dis.
    • Author:  S. Habbous et al
    • Date:  October 2018
    • PubMed Search #:  29580662