This series of patient information videos, presented by the NKTS team, explains kidney transplantation and should help prepare you for coming to our transplant clinic for evaluation, how to look after yourself while you await a kidney transplant, the different donor types that may be available to you, how the transplant pool works, the transplant procedure itself and living kidney donation.

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1. Introduction

The key facts & figures relating to a kidney transplant, the advantages & disadvantages of having a transplant and how kidneys are allocated.

2. Suitability for transplant

As a kidney transplant requires a major operation you must be deemed suitable from a medical and surgical perspective.

3. Living donor transplantation

While there are a number of different donor options available to you, a kidney transplant from a living donor has the best outcomes for a number of reasons.

4. Different deceased donor types

There are a number of different deceased donor types and you may be asked to consider a transplant from an extended criteria donor in order to improve your likelihood of transplantation.

5. Getting on the waiting list

There are a number of steps including a pre-transplant medical assessment followed by a transplant evaluation before you can receive approval to the transplant pool.

6. Activation on the transplant pool

The final evaluation and approval procedures, what to do when you’re active on the transplant pool and what to do when called for a transplant.

7. The transplant procedure

An overview of kidney transplantation, which is a major surgical operation performed under a general anaesthetic.

8. Potential complications

Important information relating to the most significant risks, complications and side effects of kidney transplantation.

9. Living kidney donation

Here at the National Kidney Transplant Service at Beaumont Hospital, our ethos is ‘Living Donor First’ and we strongly recommend you explore the option of living kidney donation with family members and friends.

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This document was last updated on March 19, 2018.

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