Post-operative care is key to a successful kidney transplant

End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) is the stage when almost the entire kidney function is lost. Life-long dialysis or transplantation becomes mandatory for survival.
 
Kidney transplant is the best form of renal replacement therapy as it can improve the quality and longevity of life.
 
All the literature, national and international, have proven that transplantation is more cost-effective, affords a more normal lifestyle and improved survival.
 
Transplant procedure
 

Shruti Tapiawala, Consultant Nephrologist & Renal Transplant Physician, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital

The procedure involves