Holistic long-term care over elderly kidney transplant recipients

Kidney transplantation is an optimal method of renal replacement therapy in patients with phase Vchronic kidney disease. Elderly patients (>60 years of age) with a kidney transplant create a significant and constantly growing pool of patients with this type of organ transplantation.In this group of patients, long-term care should be particularly stringent and vigilant. Apart from typical conditions associated with chronic kidney disease and possible post-transplant complications as well as side effects of immunosuppressive treatment, the patient also experiences changes and limitations associated with the progress of age and diseases typical for old age, characterized by a higher risk of infection, and changed pharmacokinetics /pharmacodynamics.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - April 30, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Elzbieta Wlodarczyk, Zbigniew Wlodarczyk, Leszek Paczek, Agnieszka Szymanska, Maciej Glyda, Andrzej Adamowicz, Grazyna Baczyk, Agnieszka Ulatowska Source Type: research