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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Selection Criteria for Kidney Transplantation
Description: Guest: Carrie A. Schinstock, M.D. (@caschinstock)
Host: Darryl S. Chutka (@ChutkaMD)
Kidney transplants were initially performed in the early 1950’s; however, most of these early transplants failed due to immune system rejection. Successful transplants were generally limited to those performed in identical twins. With the discovery of immunosuppressant therapy, organ rejection became less of an issue and successful kidney transplants have become more common. Currently, in the U.S. over 20,000 kidney transplants are performed annually. Who is a candidate for a kidney transplant? What is the current success rate and what is the optimal ti...