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  • 8 - Transplantation 101

  • Edited by Thomasine Kushner
  • Book:
    Surviving Health Care
    Published online:
    05 June 2012
    Print publication:
    29 March 2010, pp 96-123

  • Summary

    This chapter educates us about renal transplantation in the hope of reducing anxiety, developing realistic expectations, avoiding unpleasant surprises, and enhancing understanding so that we will be able to make informed choices at the many decision points along the way. The chapter uses a question-and-answer format, addressing what we believe are the most common and important concerns faced by people considering kidney transplantation. It provides a broad overview of transplantation and offers general guidance to help us navigate the process. Two new approaches to donor recruitment are being used: transplant tourism and living donor solicitation via the Internet. Renal transplantation is a complicated, expensive, time-consuming, and hazardous process. Nevertheless, because transplantation is so successful and the only treatment that can fully restore kidney function, generally the benefits far outweigh the risks.