Kidney Transplants

Question 1

What are the different types of kidney tranplants?

Answer 1

Living

Deceased

Question 2

How many people are undergoing RRT?

Answer 2

55,000 adults in the UK

Question 3

How many of these have undergone which treatments?

Answer 3

50% transplants
41% hospital
7% PD
2% HD at home

Question 4

How many more people start RRT aged 75-79 than 40-44?

Answer 4

40-44y/o - 80 people started on RRT per year

75-79y/o - 400 people started on RRT per year

Question 5

How many kidney transplants are performed each year?

Answer 5

1,900

Question 6

How long is the transplant list?

Answer 6

Usually about 3 years.
1 in 5 within 1/2 days
60% by 5 years

Question 7

What infection are those with a transplanted kidney most at risk of?

Answer 7

UTI because the ureter to transplanted kidney is shorter

Question 8

Where does the renal transplant sit?

Answer 8

Iliac fossa

Question 9

Is a transplant list like a queue?

Answer 9

No it aims to get the right kidney to the right patient