Preoperative Comorbidities and Outcomes of Medically Complex Living Kidney Donors

Recent reports have described an increased risk of renal disease in living kidney donors compared with the general population. However, these reports do not detail the outcomes of medically complex living donors (MCLDs) with preoperative comorbidities (PCs), such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, and obesity. Analysis of living donors with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has shown that these PCs may contribute significantly to...