Nursing care for patients with Kidney transplantation

The kidney transplantation procedure is performed under general anesthesia and usually takes 3-4 hours. The kidney is placed on the right or left side of the pelvis outside the peritoneal cavity. The blood vessels of the kidney are connected to those in the pelvis, and the ureter of the new kidney is implanted in the patient’s bladder.

➡️The patient stays in the hospital for one to two weeks after the kidney transplant. During which

•           Close monitoring of the patient's health condition.

•           Giving intravenous solutions of appropriate types and volumes.

•           Giving immunosuppressive drugs and adjusting the doses according to the patient's need.

•           Monitoring the function of the transplanted kidney.

•           Educating the patient about the different types of medications he should take, especially the dosage and time of taking the medication before leaving the hospital.

•           After leaving the hospital, the patient must strictly adhere to the outpatient clinic appointments given to him.

•           The patient must visit the organ transplant center if he experiences any medical symptom.

➡️Kidney transplant results

Kidney transplantation is currently considered a very successful surgical procedure by all standards for the following reasons:

Surgical complications are few and can be controlled and treated.

The mortality rate associated with the procedure is very low and almost negligible, and this rate does not exceed that associated with any other major surgical procedure.

       The success rate of kidney transplantation depends on the source of the transplanted kidney, as the rate is better in the case of kidney transplantation from living donors compared to kidney transplantation taken from deceased people. There is no effect of the patient’s age or tissue compatibility on the success rate in the short term.