Kidney transplants offer many benefits over dialysis, including freedom to travel, fewer dietary restrictions and, most importantly, improved survival.
A disease in which damage to the kidneys renders them unable to properly filter waste and toxins from the blood.
Kidney failure in children can be caused by birth defects and genetic conditions; a kidney transplant can be safe and effective treatment.
Most kidneys and livers used in transplantation come from individuals who have died, but this doesn’t provide enough organs. So living donors are needed.
When the liver fails, due to cancer and other illnesses, a transplant from a deceased or living donor can offer effective treatment.
Organ transplants, including heart, liver, kidney and pancreas, require highly specialized anesthesiology skills.