1. Title and abstract review Included in systematic review: 10
Medline
147 citations
Embase
745 citations
PsycINFO
13 citations
Other sources
17 Citations
Title and abstract review
Excluded (n = 870)
No guidelines involving living donors 244
Primary research 227
Deceased donors 153
Editorial and opinions 71
Surgical technique 47
Non-English 46
Paediatric articles 26
Marketing issues 16
Expanding donor pool 14
Non-kidney donation 14
Duplicate article 11
Patient information booklet 1
citations
922
Full text analysis
Excluded (n = 42)
Editorials/opinions 11
Reviews 9
Primary research 7
Guidelines replaced by update 5
Position statements 5
Guideline suggestions 3
Non-living kidney donor guidelines 2
citations 52
Included in systematic review: 10
Clinical practice guidelines n=9
Consensus statements n=1