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Kidney transplant
One of the most renowned transplant centers in Germany
A transplant is the transplantation (lat. transplantare = to transplant) of functioning organs from a deceased person to a seriously ill or impaired person.
A living donation may be considered for the transplantation of a kidney. The aim of a transplant is to use the transplanted organs to restore the lost function of the patient's own organs.
The transplant comes from medically suitable patients whose death has been medically confirmed and who have consented to organ removal. The blood circulation is maintained in the body of the deceased until the organs are removed.
Similar strict guidelines apply to living organ donation.
Kidney transplantation is a globally recognized treatment method for people without adequate kidney function. Compared to permanent dialysis treatment, it normally offers a greater degree of personal freedom, well-being and ultimately a longer life.
The decision to have a kidney transplant is not an easy one. Transplantation is a highly emotional subject. Fear and uncertainty are feelings that put additional strain on patients. With detailed patient information, we would like to give you more confidence in dealing with the subject and making your decisions.
Every year, around 150 kidney transplants are successfully performed at the Heidelberg Kidney Center. The first kidney transplant in Germany was carried out in Heidelberg back in 1967. Since then, almost 4000 kidneys have been transplanted.
With the transition of kidney transplantation under the umbrella of visceral organ transplantation, all internal organs of the abdominal cavity are now under joint management. Approximately 150 kidney transplants, many of them by living donation, are successfully performed in Heidelberg every year.
For more detailed information on the technique of kidney transplantation, we would also like to refer you to the homepage of the Heidelberg Transplant Center.
Consultation hour
Transplant consultation hours:
Tuesday and Wednesday from 7.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
In various special transplant consultations, we work together with surgeons, radiologists, pediatricians and psychologists to provide patients with the best possible treatment before and after a transplant.
Transplant Center at Heidelberg University Hospital
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Zeier - Medical Director of the Nephrology Clinic at the UKL HD - is the spokesperson for the Transplant Center of the Surgical Clinic at Heidelberg University Hospital.
The informed consent discussion before living kidney donation
This video cast deals with frequently asked questions about living kidney donation, as well as questions you "always wanted to ask but never dared to ask".
The allusion in the title to Woody Allen's parody of the 1970s' wave of sex education was chosen not only to attract attention, but also because this is a taboo subject for many patients, and we would like to dispel any initial qualms you may have before making an appointment for a consultation with us. The experts and nephrologists at the Heidelberg Kidney Center, Dr. Sarah Khan Blouki and Prof. Martin Zeier, ask and answer questions that they hear again and again during transplant consultations.
If you have any further questions, please contact the functional physician, Dr. Sarah Khan Blouki:
sarah.khan-blouki@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Waiting list for transplantation
The decision to register on the waiting list for a transplant is made together with the patients and doctors from the specialist departments involved.
During the waiting period, the individual patient receives intensive care from all the specialists involved until the transplantation.
Post-transplant care
A few days after the transplant, the patient is transferred from the surgical department to the renal ward, where they are cared for by a team of doctors with transplant experience and specially trained nursing staff.
Mutual interdisciplinary ward rounds in the surgical and medical clinics are on the agenda.
Many years of experience with transplantation
Heidelberg is one of the most traditional German transplant centers. Since 1967, over 4000 kidney transplants have been carried out in Heidelberg.
Special transplant programs for heart, lung, liver and pancreas followed in the early 1990s.
Today, the largest department for bone marrow transplantation in Germany is also located at Heidelberg Hospital.
