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A kidney transplant is a treatment option for you if your kidneys are not working well enough on their own. This is called kidney failure, also called end stage kidney disease or end stage renal disease.
Every transplant centre needs to make decisions on their routine practice, to decide on a set of protocols for the transplant surgeons and physicians at the centre. The reason for this is that all patients should be given the best possible care. These protocols should be based on current transplantation research and they should be updated at ...
The guideline makes recommendations for immunosuppression and graft monitoring, as well as prevention and treatment of infection, cardiovascular disease, malignancy, and other complications that are common in kidney transplant recipients, including hematological and bone disorders.
Guide to the Renal Transplant Operation Set Up. These video, presentation and posters have been developed by Operating Department Technician and TLC Volunteer Gordon Evans, designed to give a detailed account of the equipment and set up needed for a living-donor renal transplant.
10.1.2 Material for histocompatibility testing. Prior to entering a recipient on the waiting list for organ transplantation, HLA typing and a screening for HLA-specific antibodies must be performed for kidney, pancreas, combined kidney/pancreas, intestine, heart, lung and should be done for liver.
This toolkit for dialysis clinic staff is a reference tool that gives information about the transplant referral process and guidance to help patients prepare for receiving a kidney transplant. Tell us what you think! Please take a moment to complete a short questionnaire about this Toolkit.
kidney transplant offers a better quality of life than dialysis. This is because a transplant allows for considerably greater freedom (no need to spend time on dialysis), increased energy levels, and a less restricted diet. In addition, studies have shown that people who receive kidney transplants live longer than those who remain on dialysis.
