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Donating a kidney even more safe than previous believed, U.S. study shows

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Study tracked 30 years of living kidney donation and found fewer than 1 of every 10,000 donors died within three months of the surgery.

Transplant centers have been using older data citing a risk of 3 deaths per.

living donors.

Newer surgical techniques are the key reason, said Dr. Dorry Segev , a transplant surgeon.

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84

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92

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19

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semi-formal

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English

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49

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medium-lived

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