Safety evaluation of donors for living-donor liver transplantation in Chinese mainland: A single-center report

Table 2 Current donor evaluation protocol at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Basic requirements	20–60 yr
	Relationship: relatives or unrelated volunteers
	Blood type: identical or compatible
Step I	Clinical evaluation: initial informed consent, history and physical examination
	Laboratory: blood group, liver and renal function
	Serology: HBsAg, HBsAb, HBcAb, anti-HCV, anti-HIV
Step II	Clinical examination: psychological evaluation
	Laboratory: hematology, coagulation profile, blood sugar, electrolytes, HLA typing, cross-matching, alpha-1- antitrypsin, ferritin, tumor markers (AFP, CEA,CA199, CA50), arterial blood gas,urine and stool analysis, pregnancy test (female)
	Serology: HBV DNA, RPR, antibody for CMV, EBV, HSV, varicella and rubella viruses
	Imaging study: Chest radiograph, abdominal ultrasound, ECG
Step III	Imaging study: CT angiography and volumetry, MR cholangiography