Kidney transplants are the most effective kidney disease treatments. With kidney transplants, patients who are suffering from kidney failure regain good health.
There are 2 major types of kidney transplants, namely through a living kidney donation (live donor), and from a cadaver donor (deceased donor).
Whenever possible, doctors recommend that patients receive a live kidney donation. Today, we examine why a living kidney donation is considered better.
1. The survival of kidney transplants from live kidney donation has been shown to be better than from cadaver donors.
2. A living kidney donation from close relatives, like brothers, sisters, or parents can yield excellent tissue-type match for the recipient. A good tissue-type match reduces the risk of the kidney being rejected by the recipient
3. Recipients who had their kidney transplants prior to dialysis have been shown to have better long-term transplant survival
4. A living kidney donation gives the patient, donor and their families the flexibility to plan the kidney transplant surgery when it is convenient for them
I am so encouraged to see more and more living donor stories in the news. I donated in June, and it was just a great experience.
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, it's because of heroes like you that people like me are still around.
ReplyDeleteThank you.