Transplantation information

Kidney transplantation

A kidney transplant is the best treatment for children with end-stage kidney disease. If possible, this is done as a pre-emptive transplant, meaning transplantation happens before needing dialysis but sometimes it is necessary to have dialysis first. 

Transplants come from living donors or deceased donors. 

There is information on infoKID on:

You can also find general information on kidney transplantation on the NHS Blood and Transplantation website 

Transplant TV is a British website where you can watch short videos that explain many of the issues surrounding kidney transplantation.