.    *    = N ‘ _
‘ "    
` . ‘ • -2   ‘
‘ ` ` ‘ ‘ rt 
  Y we V i
Right; l·lormull\/lalluche,   __ V    __;=__  
` Department of Nephrology " ~   y .  
Below: Thomas \/\/aide, M.D_, ` g    gg   {    .=-      
Nephrologist. 2     , T gi
I 4   ` g i l a i   1 . lf   7_i*\
.      ·<·     g    
—  _·’‘ T .     of ii i    
  recipient, surgical problems could arise __ ‘i·.   Y *#~··~      
lj such as some kind of organ abnormality   I L     Q ’,.=    
or the delicate blood vessels could be V   `      
‘ too short for attachment. The failure ,   i °      j   -=.·  
rate for kidneys because of surgical   ~   "   _,  A   ``i`i` T 
problems, however, is less than one   f" ‘’’   g n _  i s i' ,   ’ W} ii  
percent. _ I Vgl  \ _ ‘ `    Q 4.    LA;  
The surgeons usually perform two to ,    Til   t ` J.   __    ` . " ···
li eight transplants a month and some of _, it   t "      ` A  
these will include removing kidneys I t` ` .   ·__;”° ’i , l i  
from live donors such as a sibling or . l.\ i .; L,-jg; ill ` si T
a parent. But even if they are   ‘ ` \ _   V V .     ""~.s. `   H   g     I .
i transplanting a kidney from a cadaver Ft `   .   ,,_, _  `- ` i" ·· _—   .· 
donor, the prognosis for the patient wi »       A  
is good. ,,,, ~ g` A A         igi M
"With the new drugs and new »,,   IM;    _ " .;
methods of tissue typing, the chances of   ,,   r   it       ‘     . A
2 one year of successful function is 90   V ‘ . · _   ‘—' _  
percent," Lucas says. "Even though a in     ·i'· "·— l~‘Fil ) ,   _ ,
te patient is not exactly normal, he feels _     °   H ’ T "'
better and functions normally?   ‘       `’‘ A _     .t = ~ ,-_ Y `  `
NURSE COORDINATORS   f . /‘ *  ` -1
, Linda Anderson, R.N., Peggy nurses is reviewed and the members , l ; I
ds Brown, R.N., and Nancy Dawson, then determine whether a patient may 7 \j V V,
` R.N., are the renal transplant nurse be a good recipient and his name is ~   A _
coordinators at the UK Chandler placed on the waiting list. While éb ‘ Y
i Medical Center. It is theirjob to help continuing to teach the patient   Y, *mT_,
determine, along with the transplant everything about kidney transplants,  
physicians, whether a person with end the nurses also coordinate the various [ r ‘ V
‘ stage renal disease is a good candidate studies, lab work, and tests required. Above right; Nancy Dawson,
for a kidney transplant. One of the most important facts they ll“d¤ A¤d¢rS¤¤, PBQQY Brown,
l Once a patient is referred to UK as try to convey is that the new kidney 5\i;;l€lTllé;Zi;;8Ji;-l;n?\%O[§'
` a potential recipient, the three nurses, could experience rejection at any time Tmnsplcm Surgeon gndiygss
3 l WOI‘ki1‘1g closely with the renal a.ftC1‘ the tI‘a1'1SplaI1t. “Tl"1€y l'l€€d to Simons, Transplant Nurse
TO I physicians and social workers, begin know the problems," Anderson says. C00fd¤¤¤¥0f R-N
’ evaluating the patient. Factors such as "We are obligated to let them know."
r general health, age, tissue typing, The nurses also schedule lab visits
dialysis potential and access to medical for tissue typing, elective blood
care are all factors the nurses must transfusions, and health work ups on
consider. the patient and all prospective donor
i As needed, all members of the members of his family. While the
l transplant team meet and discuss each patient is on the waiting list, they will
patient. Information gathered by the continue to monitor him in order to
UK 9