The Kidney Transplantation Program at the Cairo Kidney Center CKC boasts a distinguished history spanning over two decades, with the first kidney transplant performed on August 6, 1995. Since then, nearly 700 successful kidney transplants have been performed, achieving outstanding results. The 20-year patient survival rate is 78%, while the graft survival rate is 60%, results that align with international standards.

Living Related Donors: Living donors are accepted in accordance with Egyptian law provisions, ensuring that donors are family members.

Non-Related Donors: Require official approval from the Egyptian Ministry of Health following a comprehensive evaluation by two ethical committees: one at the Cairo Kidney Center and the other at the Ministry of Health.

Evaluation and Approval Process

• Patient Evaluation: The patient is comprehensively evaluated medically, including their suitability for the surgery and their ability to tolerate immunosuppressive drugs post-operatively to prevent organ rejection.

• Donor Evaluation: Includes comprehensive physical examinations, laboratory tests, and imaging studies to ensure blood group and tissue type compatibility between the donor and recipient, in addition to ensuring the donor is free from infectious diseases.

This includes:

• Detailed medical examinations.
• Laboratory tests and imaging studies.
• Verification of blood group and tissue type compatibility.
• Psychological evaluation to ensure the donor’s mental capacity and voluntary consent, and to ensure the absence of any pressure or coercion.
• Ministry of Health Approval: After the donor and recipient are accepted, procedures to obtain the Ministry of Health’s approval begin.

Surgical and Post-Operative Care

Surgical Excellence:

Surgeries are performed in operating rooms equipped with the latest technologies at the Cairo Kidney Center CKC, adhering to international standards for safety and sterilization. A multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, and technicians works to ensure the surgery’s success and provide comprehensive patient care before and after surgery.

Post-Operative Instructions and Follow-up:

Patients receive comprehensive instructions regarding treatment protocols, lifestyle modifications, and medication management to follow after transplantation. Patients are monitored regularly at first through clinical and laboratory examinations, then visits gradually decrease over time. Donors are also followed up for one year after the surgery to ensure their complete recovery.

Continuous Improvement

Accreditation:

The Cairo Kidney Center is accredited by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and recognized as a center of excellence for kidney transplantation by several international organizations.

Annual Conferences and Research Contributions:

The center organizes annual conferences to review outcomes and improve practices, and reviews the best global protocols to ensure the provision of the highest level of kidney transplantation services. The center also publishes scientific research that contributes to strengthening its leadership position in this field.