Kidney Transplant
Alternate Names : Renal Transplant, Transplant - Kidney
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Kidney Transplant: Expectations after Surgery
Kidney transplants require life-long treatment with medications that suppress the immune response (immunosuppressive therapy). Transplants from a blood-related living donor are considered a slightly better risk (in terms of avoiding rejection) than from a cadaver (nonliving donor).
Between 80% and 90% of transplanted kidneys are functioning two years after the operation. The main problem (as with other transplants) is graft rejection.
The patient is encouraged to resume normal activities as soon as possible after surgery.
The major obstacles for kidney transplants are the problem of finding a suitable donor, coping with potential rejection of the organ by the immune system, and cost.
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