Transplant Surgery

Research Where You Get Your Transplant

你可以在网上比较你正在寻找的器官移植中心。搜索移植受者科学登记处(SRTR)，这是一个与器官移植有关的国家统计数据库。该登记涵盖器官捐献、候选者、移植接受者和存活统计数据。访问SRTR.org查看桑福德移植中心移植活动的完整列表。

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What Happens on the National Wait List?

Once you are placed on the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) wait list, organs are assigned to local patients first, followed by a multi-state region and then nationally. Waiting for an organ can take months, even years. During that time, you'll need to return to a Sanford Transplant Center annually to update your information.

What to Expect in Kidney Transplant Surgery

肾脏移植手术通常需要三到四个小时。手术前，医生会对你进行检查，完成血液检查和x光检查，以确保最佳的手术条件。你会被全身麻醉，然后外科医生会把捐肾放进去。如果你仍然有一个或两个患病的肾脏，它们可能不会被移除，因为它们通常不会造成进一步的伤害。

What Happens After a Kidney Transplant?

手术后，你要在医院住4到7天。你会根据需要得到药物治疗。提供者将检查任何并发症，如排斥。出院后，你需要定期和移植团队一起跟进。

How to Start the Transplant Process

There are two options to begin pursuing a transplant:

1. Physician Referral. Speak to your physician to begin the process.
2. Self-referral.

Begin the Process

Where Donor Kidneys Come From

You can receive a donor kidney from two main sources:

1. Living donor: related or unrelated
2. Cadaveric donor: deceased with consent

首选活体肾脏，因为它们是在理想的条件下摘除的，而且捐赠者健康状况良好。受者在较长一段时间内都能获得较好的肾功能。

What to Expect When You Donate an Organ

Donating an organ can be a very rewarding experience. A common living-donor transplant is a kidney transplant.

All potential living donors must make the first contact with the transplant program and undergo an evaluation. The rate of recovery is different for each person, but you should expect a lifting restriction of no more than 10 pounds for the first six weeks, with gradual increase after that.

捐赠后，你的肾功能继续正常。不需要改变生活方式或药物治疗。