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Wiggins, Chantal

Mayo Clinic

Ulsan College

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Long-term considerations following living liver donation—Guidelines from the 2025 ILTS-iLDLT consensus conference on living liver donor safety

Liver Transplantation | December 18, 2025 | Volume: 32 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 1194-1209

10.1097/lvt.0000000000000790 | PMID 41410423

Living liver donation is a critical component for addressing organ shortage and improving outcomes for patients with end-stage liver disease. As the prevalence of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) increases worldwide, understanding and optimizing long-term donor health is paramount. The 2025 International Liver Transplantation Society and International Living Donor Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS-iLDLT) Consensus Conference convened experts in the field of liver transplantation to establish evidence-based guidelines focused on the long-term medical, psychological, and social considerations following living liver donation. The aim of this working group was to integrate current evidence and expert consensus on donor follow-up protocols, risk assessment, and management strategies to promote long-term donor health, quality of life, and living liver donor programs globally to safeguard the welfare of this unique population.