Kathy Holleman
Kathy Holleman
healthy patients sure thorough
We want to make sure they're healthy in every way. We don't want to have two patients after the operation, so we put them through a pretty thorough exam.
area average kidney people waiting
We usually have in the area of 400 people on our waiting list, just for kidneys. We do an average of about 120 or 125 kidney transplants a year, so there are a lot more people waiting than actually get them.
diabetes failure goes kidney
As diabetes goes up, you see more kidney failure.
donor kidney living perfect tends
We find a kidney from a living donor tends to do better than a kidney from a cadaver donor, even if the cadaver is a perfect match.
matching problem telling
The problem with that is there is just no telling when you would get a matching organ.