Is Kidney Transplant the Last Choice for Stage 5 Kidney Failure

Many people who have stage 5 kidney failure think highly of kidney failure, because they believe this treatment is their best and last treatment choice. However, no matching donor, finance problem, age or other factors keep some patients away from kidney transplant. Well then, is kidney transplant the last choice for stage 5 kidney failure? Is there any alternative treatment?

Stage 5 kidney failure

In most countries, kidney disease is divided into 5 stages according to the presence of kidney damage and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). With kidney disorder, patients’ blood carries too many waste products and toxins, which flow throughout the body via blood circulation to attack various organs as well as kidneys. As more and more kidney functioning cells are damaged, it will worsen patients’ blood circulation severely, thus causing a vicious circle.

In stage 5 kidney failure, patients’ GFR is less than 15, so most of them hope to receive a new kidney by kidney transplant. However, the fact isn’t so optimistic as we expect. In clinic, kidney transplant is just a treatment, not a cure. What’s more, after the operation, recipients still have kidney disease and need to take anti-injection medications and other medicines for a long time.

In view of this, a number of kidney experts work together, in order to find an alternative treatment to kidney transplant. Finally, they indeed find it.

Alternative therapy for stage 5 kidney failure

Since abnormal blood circulation and damaged kidney cells are two vital factors, the effective treatment should begin from these two aspects.

One step is to normalize blood circulation. Here, blood purification is came up with. It includes plasma exchange, hemoperfusion, hemofiltration, immune adsorption and CRRT. These therapies, compared with dialysis, can not only filter out waste products and toxins but also supply necessary elements that patients’ blood need. In such a clean internal environment, patients’ blood circulation can be corrected, thus transporting enough nutrients and oxygen to damaged kidney cells.

The other step is to repair damaged kidney cells. In stage 5 kidney failure, some kidney cells are necrotic but some others are just damaged. At present, what we can do is to make the damaged cells alive again. As long as patients’ kidney function increases to 30%, their condition will be reversed largely and they can get rid of dialysis and kidney transplant.

If you are failed to get a kidney transplant and want to try this alternative treatment, you can talk with the online doctor to find out whether you are the candidate to this treatment. Any question, welcome to leave a message to us.