Organ Transplantation

Kidney Transplant

Kidney transplantation is a long-term solution for patients struggling with kidney failure. In particular, individuals who are struggling with kidney failure need dialysis as they cannot filter the kidney blood. Because the blood must be subjected to this filtering process in order to be purified of foreign substances, and this is not possible in kidney failure patients without dialysis.

Depending on their health status and needs, patients sometimes have to undergo dialysis once a week and sometimes more than once. This is, of course, a very frustrating treatment method. Because the patient has to live constantly depending on the hospital. Moreover, it is not certain that the condition of patients on dialysis will not worsen. For this reason, if the conditions are met, kidney transplantation will be a more practical method for the patient. So, to whom kidney transplant is applied? Let’s examine the details together.

Who is Kidney Transplant Applied to?

Kidney transplantation is a method suitable for people whose kidneys have stopped working completely. Patients who have already reached this stage are already receiving dialysis treatment and these patients can be asked for their opinions about transplantation. If the patient prefers the transplant process and there is no health problem preventing the transplant, the patient’s name is written on the transplant list.

When it is the turn of the transplant patient and a compatible donor is found, a kidney transplant is performed with a surgical operation. However, the patient should not forget that there are drugs that must be used throughout his/her life after this transplant. He/she should go to regular checkups and not go out of his doctor’s instructions and pay extra attention to his/her nutrition. If the patient does not follow these instructions, the transplanted kidney may be at risk.

How is Kidney Transplant Performed?

How the kidney transplant will take place depends on the current conditions. If the person whose kidney is to be removed has died, the transplantation process should take place without losing the health of the organ. Because organ transplantation is usually performed on deceased patients, this means that the transplantation must occur quickly, since the organs stop functioning. If the kidney taken is compatible with the patient at the top of the list, that patient is taken into surgery and the transplant process is completed. However, in kidney transplants, sometimes the person from whom the kidney is taken may be a healthy individual. In this case, the process will take place without haste.

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