Kidney or renal transplantation

A kidney transplantation, also called renal transplantation, is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease.

There are two types of kidney donation

• Donation from a living donor
• Donation from a deceased donor

Every person being considered for transplant will get a full medical and phychosocial evaluation to make sure they are a good candidate for transplant. The evaluation helps find any problems, so they can be corrected before transplant.

Evaluation process before transplant

• Blood type testing
• Tissue typing
• Crossmatch
• Serology

Phases of transplant

• Pre-transplant period: evaluation process
• Transplant surgery
• Post-transplant period: monitoring of the kidney functions
• Anti-rejection medication period