Donor and recipient outcomes after adult living donor liver transplantation

Key points 1. When looking at outcomes after adult living donor (LD) liver transplantation, both donor and recipient outcomes must be examined. 2. The estimated risk for mortality after right-lobe donation is 0.5%. The risk for complications is approximately 10% to 20%. 3. Current national data show slightly inferior patient and graft survival rates with LD versus deceased donor transplantation. The difference may be caused by a greater incidence of surgical complications after LD liver transplantation. 4. The main surgical complication in the donor and recipient remains biliary leak.