A kidney transplant, also known as a renal transplant, is a surgical procedure in which a healthy kidney is placed into a patient with end-stage kidney disease. A successful transplant restores normal kidney function and eliminates the symptoms of kidney failure.
Individuals suffering from end-stage kidney disease or kidney failure would benefit from this surgery, which would result in a healthier life. As we all know, kidneys are responsible for removing toxic products from the body. Many chronic systemic conditions may lead to poor kidney functionality, resulting in the accumulation of toxins in the blood that can prompt coma and even death. Treatment of any end-stage renal disease involves dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Dialysis helps filter toxins from the blood, effectively taking over failing kidneys' functions. One needs dialysis while they lose 85-90% of renal functionality and have a GFR of 15. Dialysis can be done in 2 ways: First is hemodialysis, which uses an external artificial kidney-like machine (also known as a hemodialyser) to purify and remove the toxins from the blood. The second is peritoneal dialysis, which uses a surgically placed tube (catheter) inside the body to function as an artificial kidney. However, with any dialysis procedure, one will have to undergo dialysis at a specific interval for the entire life unless the individual opts for a kidney transplant.
Kidney transplant surgery involves a patient with kidney failure receiving a kidney from a living or deceased donor. Since an individual requires only one kidney to live a healthy life, one kidney is transplanted during the surgery. KD Hospital has an expert team of transplant surgeons, urologists, and nephrologists with vast experience in the field.
KD Hospital is an authorised centre for a kidney transplant that has completed kidney transplants. With an expert transplant doctors' team and world-class surgical equipment at your service, the renal transplant has become more accessible in terms of ease of the process. Additionally, the renal transplant coordinator is available at KD Hospital to counsel the patient and family members regarding kidney transplants and how the entire process works. Best infection control practices in hands allow KD Hospital to become one of Ahmedabad's best renal transplant centres.
A successful kidney transplant allows the individual with renal failure to live a longer, better and healthier life than on dialysis. A kidney transplant gives an option to live an improved quality of life without a lifetime of dialysis, a more energetic approach towards life and fewer restrictions on diet.
