subject: Overview On Kidney Transplant Surgery [print this page] There are some facts related to the kidney transplant surgery that you should know incase any of your loved one is undergoing.
The kidney transplant surgery is the surgery which is conducted on those patients whose kidney stops working and there is no other option left other than transplant to save teat person life. The transplant surgery is chosen to be done only when all other options to save the life of the person fails.
The body of the person whose kidney has stopped delivering the functions it has to, does not work properly. In order to raise above this imbalance the patient's non working kidney is replaced with a healthy kidney. The kidney donor can be any person living or even dead.
The process of transplanting the kidney of the donor into the body of the patient is known as kidney transplant surgery. The transplantation surgery can not be done without knowing certain facts. It is very important to carry out the compatibility tests that will ensure that the blood type, Rh level is compatible or not. If this compatible test is not done then there are more chances that there might be complications during or after the surgery. Hence, in order to avoid this, all the doctors carry out the compatibility tests.
In the transplant surgery the damaged organ of the patient is removed completely and is replaced by the healthy kidney of the donor.
The process of the transplant surgery seems to be complicated but it is not. The surgeon fist replaces the healthy kidney of the donor in the abdomen of the patient and then attaches it with the arteries. The arteries play a very important role in supplying blood to the kidney as well as the veins. The veins then carry the blood to the rest of the organs of the body.
The patient will not become normal just the hour after the kidney transplant surgery. The patient will be known to be normal after he/she starts producing urine in the body. In a few cases, the new healthy kidney will start functioning properly with a few days while in some cases it might take more days to get back to normal. If this is what does not happen or it takes many days to come back to normal then it is wise for you to see the doctor at the soonest. The doctor will then find out what the problem is and then advise your medications according to that.
It is very important for the patient to take good care of the health after the surgery. It is possible that the patient might have to take medications for the rest of his/her life so it is essential that the patient is prepared about this fact.
