2017年5月4日星期四

Benefits and Disadvantages of Kidney Transplant

For many patients with end stage of renal disease (ESRD), kidney transplant is one of the choices for them to save their lives and restores the quality of their life. However, patients should know clearly about the benefit and disadvantages of kidney transplant before they decide to receive this transplant.

Kidney transplant could benefit your life

The toxic substances discharged after kidney transplant is 10 times what the dialysis removes. So it helps people to enjoy a high quality life and keep doing their work with great energy. With the help of new kidney, patients can remove toxins and excess water like the healthy people. They would not have any poison symptoms, such vomit, sick, bad appetite, difficult breath, heart rest, unconsciousness and so on. Their life would become very free for they can cast off dialysis after renal transplant.

Disadvantages of kidney transplant

Usually people would have to wait for several years before taking transplant. The kidneys demand of patients in end stage of renal disease exceeds supply from the kidney donor. Besides, there are so many severe conditions for them to match successfully. Thereby it is not easy to find a proper kidney donor.

Even if all the patients’ conditions are suitable, it does not mean they are the good receptor for the new kidney. That is the reason why rejection happens. Many people would have an acute rejection in the first year after transplant. If they are not treated timely, they may need dialysis again or their new kidney may need to be removed.

Besides, patients may encounter chronic rejection which refers that their kidney function would be reduced gradually. So patients must have to persist on taking anti-injection drugs in order to lower down the rejection. If the patients’ condition cannot be controlled well, their new kidney would lose its function in the end.

In addition, patients are prone to infection due to taking the anti-rejection drugs after kidney transplant. In order to avoid infections in their daily life, they should have healthy diet and life style. Even though they pay more attention to prevent infection, they cannot escape from it because of low immunity caused by the drugs.


Before you determine to have kidney transplant, please read more information about this surgery. The specialists in our hospital can supply you more details about kidney transplant. What is more, they could provide other effective therapies for end stage of renal disease if you are interested.

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