The consequences of chronic kidney disease mislabeling in living kidney donors

Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Aug;89(8):1126-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.04.002. Epub 2014 May 24.

Abstract

Despite numerous studies that substantiate its long-term safety, barriers to kidney donation persist. These include issues of insurability after donation and its consequent financial and emotional burdens. We present 2 cases in which mislabeling of kidney donors as having chronic kidney disease shortly after kidney donation adversely affected their insurability. A concerted effort should be made to affect public policy such that insurability and the psychosocial well-being of living donors are protected.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnostic Errors / economics*
  • Female
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Humans
  • Insurance Coverage / economics
  • Insurance Coverage / standards
  • Insurance, Health / economics*
  • Insurance, Health / standards
  • Insurance, Life / economics
  • Insurance, Life / standards*
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Living Donors / psychology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephrectomy / adverse effects*
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / classification
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / diagnosis*
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / physiopathology