Assessment of Body Weight and Systemic Arterial Pressure of Kidney Donors in the Late Postoperative Period

Abstract

Introduction: Live donor kidney transplantation is a procedure that has been proven to be effective and safe conducted to all receptors, although the postoperative outcome of donors has been subjected only to few investigation. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the body weight and the systemic arterial pressure in kidney transplant donors in the late postoperative period. Methods: This study assessed 100 donors (34 men and 66 women) submitted to kidney transplant conducted at Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in a higher than two years postoperative period. Results: The overweight and the obesity rates were higher than the overall Brazilian population averages. The arterial hypertension frequency presented no difference compared to the overall Brazilian population average, although half of patients did not previously know their blood pressure levels. Conclusions: The obesity and systemic arterial hypertension prevalence was above expectations.