Kidney Transplantation

Kidney Transplantation has become an accepted mode of treatment for patients with end stage kidney failure. Several such operation have already been performed at various centers throughout the world with excellent results under absolutely contraindicated, all patients suffering with end stage kidney would like to go for kidney transplantation as quality of life is much better as compared to hemodialysis or CAPD (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis).

In kidney transplantation, one kidney from another human being (whether living person or cadaver) is implanted into the patient’s body by a sophisticated surgical technique. The new kidney works live patients own kidney and most of the time they start producing urine immediately. Within a reasonable period of time (normally less than a week) the Urea, Creatinine level return to normal and the patient experience a tremendous feeling of will being and start eating normal diet with virtually no food restriction. All patients are immediately put on immunosuppression drugs to prevent rejection of the transplanted kidney. During first 48 – 72 hrs patient are kept under close observation and they are regularly monitored for blood pressure, temperature, pulse, urine output etc. during the operation some tubes are left in the operated area and they will be removed by the surgical team at an appropriate time. An urinary catheter is kept in the bladder for about a week to closely monitor the urine output.