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What type of organ transplant was done on 1954?
The first successful kidney transplant between identical twins.
What blood type is compatible with a lupus patient undergoing a kidney transplant?
Depends on what blood type the person receiving the transplant is. They have to be the same.
What type of transplant is needed by someone whose blood is not being pumped properly?
1954 first successful kidney transplant
How can a person with failed kidneys be saved?
whoever has a good kidney they can donate theirs Dialysis or kidney transplant. For a transplant, a willing donor with the same blood type has to be found. This could take years.
Why can't everyone who would like to kidney transplant have one?
People have to die for someone to receive their kidney, and you also have to be the same blood type, and even if you do get a transplant then you have to hope that your body does not reject the organ.
Is a universal blood donor also a universal organ donor?
No. The blood type is one factor considered in matching transplant donors and recipients in some transplants. Most types of transplant use another system of tissue typing.
Can women have a mans kidney transplant?
Yes, anyone can give anyone else an organ as long as everything is compatible, such as tissue and blood type.
What can a pancreas transplantation restore in a type I diabetes patient?
In those patients with diabetes who will receive or are already receiving immunosuppressive treatment for a life-saving kidney transplant, a pancreas transplant can return their ability to self-produce insulin.
What organ needs were listed on the National Transplant Waiting List of 2000?
The National Transplant Waiting List of 2000 indicated the following needs by organ type: Kidney, 48,349; Liver, 15,987; Heart, 4,139; Lung, 3,695; Kidney-Pancreas, 2,437; Pancreas, 942; Heart-Lung; 212; and, Intestine, 137.
Is diabetic curable?
type one can be by having a kidney transplant, and type two can be by diet and exersice
Are relatives always compatible for kidney transplant?
No, not always. They must have the same blood group (which is not guarenteed by being related) or a universal blood group, and the same tissue type (which is even less of a guarentee).
What would be considered the most rare blood type?
The most rare blood type is AB-, which makes up only 1% of caucasians. It will take a lot longer because the doctor's have to match the blood or his kidney transplant would reject.
