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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 12.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Transplant Rep. 2018 Feb 5;5(1):27–44. doi: 10.1007/s40472-018-0181-1

Table 4.

Core Content of Living Donor Transplant Education Programs

  • Benefits of transplantation

  • Average waiting times for transplantation

  • Transplant evaluation process

  • Types of transplants and donors

  • Transplant outcomes

  • Current deceased donation rates

  • Differences in donation rates (living and deceased) by race (for minority patients)

  • Living donor evaluation process

  • Living donor eligibility criteria

  • Living donor surgery

  • Typical donor recovery

  • Risks of living donation

  • Benefits of living donation

  • Common donor concerns

  • Common recipient concerns

  • Possible indirect costs of donation process

  • Helpful resources for transplant candidates

  • Helpful resources for living donors