The relationship between renal volume and histology in obese and nonobese kidney donors

The study was done to establish the relationship between measured renal volume and body parameters to estimate standard reference value of renal volume related body parameters (RV-BMI, RV-BSI and RV-BSA) in Ghana for clinical application. The estimates were done based on age and gender variation and compare the established standard reference renal volume with its related body parameters. The weight and BMI measuring machine together with tape measure and glass beaker were the measuring tools used. The procedure involve measurement of body height and weight and using the estimated values to calculate BMI with the BMI calculator. It also involve using DuBois formula to estimate local standard reference values of BSI and BSA in Ghana. The reference standard renal volume was determined using water displacement with the Archimedes' principle to confirm the established values in Ghana. These value were compare with established standard reference renal volume model in Ghana which were estimated using abdominal images on MeVisLab application software platform and determined the relationship between these parameters. The determined Ghanaian standard reference renal volume were: 146.74cm3, 151.76cm3, 142.04cm3 and 148.29cm3 for male and female, with its corresponding right and left kidneys respectively. The estimated mean BMI, BSI and BSA were; 25.19kg/m2 39.81 kg/m2 and 2.02m2 for male and 21.91kg/m2 36.58kg/m2 and 1.69m2 for female respectively. Hence from these set of values, the relationship between renal volume and its related BMI was determined to be 6.04cm3-kg/m2 for male and 6.47cm3-kg/m2 for female. While the male RV related-BSA was also determine to be 74.05cm3-m2 and 84.09cm3-m2 for female. Finally, the renal volume related-BSI was also estimated to be 3.81cm3-kg/m2 for male and 3.88cm3-kg/m2 for female. The standard reference renal volume related BMI, BSI and BSA are recommended to be used for renal assessment for clinical application in Ghana.

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Functional Renal Volume: Quantitative Analysis at Gadolinium-enhanced MR Angiography—Feasibility Study in Healthy Potential Kidney Donors

Radiology ◽

10.1148/radiol.2361021463 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 236 (1) ◽

pp. 189-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Sjoerd W. van den Dool ◽

Martin N. Wasser ◽

Johan W. de Fijter ◽

Jan Hoekstra ◽

Rob J. van der Geest

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Analysis ◽

Feasibility Study ◽

Mr Angiography ◽

Renal Volume ◽

Kidney Donors

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Attitudes of Lay Stakeholders and Transplant Professionals About Disclosure to Living Kidney Donors in Exchanges and Chains

Progress in Transplantation ◽

10.1177/1526924816663515 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 299-308

Author(s):

Allison Grubbs ◽

Jaqueline Meadow ◽

J. Richard Thistlethwaite ◽

Lainie F. Ross

Keyword(s):

Kidney Transplantation ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Social Information ◽

National Kidney Foundation ◽

Kidney Donors ◽

Relationship Type ◽

Living Kidney Donors ◽

Stakeholder Support ◽

The Relationship ◽

Postal Mail

Background: Current policies require very limited informational disclosure between living kidney donors and recipients regardless of the relationship type. No specific policies exist to suggest that exchange/chain donors and their recipients should be treated differently. We surveyed transplant professionals (surgeons and nephrologists) and members of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to determine their support for disclosing to donors the health, health behavior, and social information of their exchange/chain donors and exchange/chain recipients. Methods: Twenty questions regarding disclosing to donors information about both their exchange/chain donors and exchange/chain recipients were included in 2 larger surveys on disclosure about kidney transplantation. Survey A was sent electronically to NKF list-servs, and survey B was sent to transplant professionals both electronically and by postal mail. Results: Survey A yielded 236 valid surveys from NKF donors and recipients (lay stakeholders). Survey B yielded 111 valid surveys from transplant professionals. Both sets of stakeholders support disclosing to donors some health and health behavior information of their exchange/chain donor and exchange/chain recipient, and mostly oppose disclosure of social information. Lay stakeholders favored disclosing significantly more information than transplant professionals. Among lay stakeholders, donor respondents were more supportive than recipient respondents in disclosing to donors health information about the exchange/chain recipient. Among transplant professionals, surgeons were more supportive than nephrologists in disclosing to donors information about the exchange/chain recipient that may impact graft survival. Conclusions: There is broad stakeholder support for disclosing some health and health behavior information to donors about their exchange/chain donors and recipients.

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