Q: I have been diagnosed with end stage renal disease. Is there any other treatment besides a kidney transplant?
A: Dialysis and transplant are the only two treatments available for end stage renal disease (ESRD)
Q: What is the purpose of kidney transplantation?
Kidney transplantation surgically places a healthy kidney from another person into your body. The donated kidney does enough of the work that your two failed kidneys used to do to keep you healthy and symptom free.
Q: Who is a candidate for kidney transplantation?
A: It is the treatment of choice for people with kidney failure who have been evaluated by the renal transplant team and found to be eligible for the procedure
Q: What is a perfect match kidney?
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· Usually, a perfect match is between identical twins, a brother or sister.
· The chance of getting a perfect match from a living-related brother or sister is higher than from other related or non-related living donors.
Q: Is a kidney transplant a good option?
A: Dialysis can be done for as long as it takes to find a kidney donor but the best long-term option is a successful transplant.
Q: Who donates kidneys for transplantation?
A: The sources for kidney transplants include;
1. A living donor
2. Non-living donor ( Deceased donor ) after brain death
3. Non-living donor ( Deceased donor ) after cardiac death
Patients who have had kidneys donated from living donors usually enjoy higher success rates than those who receive organs from non-living donors, since there is less chance for rejection.
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· There are no strict age restrictions for kidney transplantation
· However, patients over 65 years must be in relatively good health other than the kidney disease for which they are undergoing a transplant.
A: There are several considerations that determine if and when a patient is eligible for a kidney transplant.
· Typically they will be transplanted when their function is close to 10% of normal.
· Prospective transplant recipients undergo a medical evaluation, to determine whether they can successfully tolerate the surgery and the concomitant immunosuppression.
· Generally, transplantation will not be considered in a patient whose underlying medical condition includes an ongoing infection, uncontrolled malignancy or an expected survival of less than five years.
Q: How long after I am diagnosed with Kidney Failure should I have a transplant?
A: There is no time limit to having a kidney transplant, some people stay on haemodialysis till the end of their lives. But if you are going to have a transplant, the earlier it is done, the better your quality of life.
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