Is Kidney Transplant Preferred Option for Patients in Australia

In recent years, the prevalence rate of End Stage Renal Failure (ESRD) shows a significant increase in Australia. However, there is no other better replacement therapy other than kidney transplant in Australia. Is kidney transplant the preferred option for patients with ESRD in Australia?

The answer is “No”. Kidney Transplant is not a cure for ESRD. Also, the recipients have to live with the possibility of chronic rejection and the loss of donor kidney. This can mean a return to dialysis, as well as side-effects associated with anti-rejection medications and comorbid conditions.

In addition, there are many factors which can prevent the patients with ESRD to perform kidney transplant such as age, obesity, smoking, alcohol abuse etc. Moreover, the organ donation rate in Australia is very low compared to other countries. Once on the kidney transplant list, the patients have to wait for a long time. Unfortunately, many patients may die during their waiting.
Therefore, kidney transplant is not considered to be the preferred option for the patients in Australia.

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