WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE HAVING A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT? HIRANDNDANI HOSPITAL KIDNEY TRANSPLANT www.hiranandanihospital.org/ wecare@hiranandanihospital.org
HOW DOES A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WORK? During a kidney transplant, we replace your damaged kidney with one from a living donor or deceased donor. A transplant surgeon connects your new kidney to an artery and vein in your groin and to the ureter. This allows excess fluid and waste to be carried in the urine through the bladder from your new kidney. www.hiranandanihospital.org/ wecare@hiranandanihospital.org
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DECEASED DONOR AND LIVING DONOR? www.hiranandanihospital.org/ wecare@hiranandanihospital.org
A deceased donor is a person who decides to donate a kidney to help people who need transplants. Their family members can also make the decision. A living donor can be a family member or friend, or someone whom you do not know who makes the decision to donate one of their kidneys.
IS KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SAFE? For many patients, kidney transplantation is an excellent option, even for patients who are usually considered high risk, including: Older patients People who are immunosuppressed Those who have multiple conditions or comorbidities www.hiranandanihospital.org/ wecare@hiranandanihospital.org
Even before the inaugural stone was laid on the foundations of Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, in the first flush of the new millennium, everyone associated with it could see that it was a more sublime affair than mere brick and mortar.
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