Living donor kidney
transplant
Evaluation and Procedure
This service aims to determine if the recipient and donor are suitable for a kidney transplant, perform the surgical procedure on both, and initiate post-transplant care for the recipient.
Approximate duration: 90 days.
Key Advantages of Living Donor Transplant:
- Superior outcomes and shorter waiting times compared to deceased donor transplants.
- Surgery is scheduled according to the patient’s needs, allowing for optimal preparation.
¿Who can be your Living Donor?
- A person in excellent health.
- A family member (e.g., sibling, parent, child, uncle, cousin), spouse, or close friend.
- An adult of legal age.
Organ donation is a voluntary and altruistic act, motivated solely by the desire to help a loved one.
Our Kidney Transplant Service Includes*:
- Consultation with a mental health specialist.
- Interview with a nursing professional.
- Laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging.
- Consultation with a nephrologist and/or transplant surgeon.
- Cardiologist consultation.
- Nutritionist/dietitian consultation.
- Pharmaceutical chemist consultation.
- Medical board meeting.
- Ethics committee review.
- Surgery for the recipient and laparoscopic nephrectomy for the donor.
- Induction therapy.
- Monitoring of immunosuppressive drug levels.
- Training for the patient and their family on the process.
- Maintenance immunosuppressive therapy.
- Dialysis.
- Biopsy of the transplanted kidney.
- Medications and supplies.
- Outpatient and inpatient management for transplant-related complications.
- Medical team travel expenses.
*Services are provided based on clinical needs. Terms and conditions apply.
Requirements:
- Patient diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stage 4 or 5, with or without dialysis.
- Recipient’s life expectancy greater than 6 months.
- Laboratory tests, medical evaluations, and support group from the renal unit.
- Purchase of international assistance insurance for the duration of the service.
- All solutions require pre-payment.