For patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, getting a preemptive kidney transplant may lead to a longer and healthier life. A preemptive kidney transplant is when a patient receives a new kidney before he or she needs to go on dialysis.
For patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, getting a preemptive kidney transplant may lead to a longer and healthier life. A preemptive kidney transplant is when a patient receives a new kidney before he or she needs to go on dialysis.
In March, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) launched a new policy for matching kidney transplant candidates with organs from deceased donors. Donated kidneys are now offered first to candidates listed at transplant hospitals within 250 nautical miles of the donor hospital. A kidney that is not accepted for any of these candidates will then be offered to candidates beyond the 250 nautical mile distance.