Kidney Transplant Websites

These are some of the best kidney transplant websites I've been able to find. If you know of others, please click on "comments" below to let me know.

• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)


• Donate Life


• A Patient's Guide to Kidney Transplant Surgery

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

On the UNOS website, you can learn about transplant issues, read a glossary of transplant terms, learn about what UNOS does and how it was formed, and view press releases and download resources. There is also a long list of frequently asked questions.

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), is the unified transplant network established by the United States Congress under the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984 to be operated by a private, non-profit organization under federal contract.

Donate Life

The official U.S. Government web site for organ and tissue donation and transplantation, www.organdonor.gov, is maintained by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Healthcare Systems Bureau (HSB), Division of Transplantation, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A Patient's Guide to Kidney Transplant Surgery

This Web site was developed by the USC Kidney Transplant Program.

Topics at the site include:

• About The Kidney How the Kidneys Work
• Symptoms of Kidney Disease

• Before Surgery Why a Transplant is Necessary
• Pretransplant Evaluation
• The Transplant Team
• Preparing and Waiting for a Transplant

• During Surgery Getting the Go-Ahead
• At the Hospital
• Preparing the Patient for Surgery
• Kidney Transplant Surgery Procedure

• After Surgery Waking Up in the Intensive Care Unit
• Medical Management in the Acute Care Unit
• Clinic and Follow-Up Visits
• Lab Tests
• Additional Tests and Procedures
• Monitoring at Home
• Resuming Normal Activities
• Avoiding Infection
• Communicating with the Healthcare Team

• Medications & Complications Medication Guidelines
• Information About Specific Medications
• Postoperative Complications

• The Donation Process Factors in the Donation Process
• The Donor/Blood Type Compatibility
• The Waiting List and Other Concerns
• Organ Procurement Organization (OPO)
• United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)

• Other Kidney Sources Transplant and Medical Sources
• Useful Web Links

• Glossary of Kidney Terms