Attitude Toward Related Living Donation among Patients on Waiting List for Liver Transplantation.

INTRODUCTION:In liver transplantation, living donation shows better and better results. However, rates of living liver donation (LLD) are low.OBJECTIVE:To analyze the attitude towards LLD among patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation.METHOD:Study population: Patients included in the waiting list for liver transplantation who are not in code 0 and do not present with encephalopathy above grade I.PROTOCOL:After being included in the waiting list, they are informed of the study and they are cited in the Psychology Consultation.INSTRUMENTS:attitude questionnaire towards LLD, carried out in the Psychological Care consultation.RESULTS:Of the 147 patients included in the waiting list, 112 fulfilled the inclusion criteria in the study. After being cited in the consultation, 100% of respondents are in favor of living liver donation. However, when considering the related LLD, 80% of the respondents indicated that they would not accept a living donation from a family member and therefore did not want to complete the questionnaire. Of the remaining 20% who completed the study, 11% would accept it from any family member, 8% only from some family members (mainly excluding children and grandchildren), and the remaining 1% would accept it but excluded all their family members.CONCLUSION:Currently, there is a disconnect between patients' intentions in favor of living liver donation and the real attitude when they are on the waiting list and related living donation is raised.