Kidney Transplants

Kidney transplantation involves placing a healthy donor kidney from another person into the patient's body following the failure of their own kidneys.

Follow the links below to find out more about kidney transplantation.

Reviewed March 2008

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Title:   Kidney and urinary fast facts
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Latest facts and statistics regarding chronic kidney and urinary tract disease and treatment in Australia
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Calcium channel blockers for preventing acute tubular necrosis in kidney transplant recipients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is the sudden death of tubular cells in the kidney. ATN can happen after a kidney transplant if the kidney does not receive enough oxygen. Calcium channel blockers stop calcium ions flowing into the muscle cells of the heart...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Kidney failure treatment options: making the right choice
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   This booklet helps you to understand how each treatment works and to decide which treatment is most appropriate for you.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Kidney failure
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Kidney disease can sometimes lead to kidney failure. If kidney disease is found early, medications and lifestyle changes can increase the life of your kidneys. However, if the kidneys fail completely, they don't often recover. People with kidney failure need dialysis or a transplant to stay alive.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Deciding about living organ and tissue donation
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Read all about this new form of altruistic organ donation
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Live Kidney Donation
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Information about the live donation process
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Target of rapamycin inhibitors (TOR-I; sirolimus and everolimus) for primary immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Strategies to increase donor organ availability and to prolong the transplanted kidney's survival have become priorities in kidney transplantation. ...
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Kidney transplantation
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Information on kidney transplantation - a treatment option
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Tacrolimus versus cyclosporin as primary immunosuppression for kidney transplant recipients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Strategies to increase donor organ availability and to prolong the transplanted kidney's survival have become priorities in kidney transplantation. ...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Interleukin 2 receptor antagonists for kidney transplant recipients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute rejection is a major problem in the early period following kidney transplantation. Immunosuppressive drugs are used to prevent this. IL2Ra, a new class antibody therapy, can be added to a patient's existing immunosuppression to further reduce the ...
Date:   Nov 2003
Title:   Systematic review of laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (Report June 1999 and Update & re-appraisal May 2000 and Second update & re-appraisal June 2003)
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   The intent of this review by ASERNIP-S was to systematically review the medical literature regarding live donor nephrectomy to determine whether this procedure is safe and effective.
Date:   Jun 2003
Title:   Consumer summary: Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (Second update and re-appraisal)
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   The objective of this review was to systematically review the medical literature regarding live donor nephrectomy to determine whether this procedure is safe and effective. Includes 2nd document giving update and re-appraisal.
Date:   Jun 2003
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