End-stage renal disease cannot be treated with conventional medical treatments such as drugs. Only two treatments allow patients to continue living when their kidneys stop functioning: dialysis and kidney transplantation. People who require dialysis give up some degree of their freedom because of their dialysis schedule, fragile health, or both. Also dialysis can be tiring, cause fluctuations in blood pressure and patients are prone to certain infections even when great care is taken.

 

Kidney transplantation offers the best outcomes and the best quality of life for such patients with End Stage Renal Disease. Kidney transplantation means replacement of the failed kidneys with a working kidney from another person, called a donor. This is not a complete cure, although many people who receive a kidney transplant are able to live much as they did before their kidneys failed.

 

 

The renal transplantation unit at KMH has excellent results in this procedure, led by experienced surgeons and physicians trained both here and abroad. The team is well supported by other specialties and support staff within the hospital, allowing for excellent pre and post operative care required to maintain the highest standards possible for a good outcome following transplantation.