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Long-Term Discharge
Kidney Transplantation
Discharge
plans begin soon after transplantation. While the recipient
is still hospitalized, arrangements are made to provide
the medications that will be taken after the transplant.
As post-transplant blood tests are an important way
to monitor the kidney function and medication levels,
specially trained home-health nurses are often utilized
to draw blood and monitor progress between clinic visits
during the recovery process. The patient will have frequent,
close contact with the transplant coordinators and physicians
following the transplant. After approximately six months,
the recipient is referred back to the referring physicians
for their overall care, but the Loyola University Health
System (Loyola) transplant team will continue to monitor
blood work and kidney function. The team is always available
for the transplant patients.
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