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Kidney Transplant
Living Kidney Donation
About the Kidneys
What is a Living Donor?
Types of Living Donation
Benefits and Risks of Living Donation
Cost
Testing
About Testing
Blood Pressure, Blood Typing, and Blood Tests
Other Tests
Psychosocial Assessment
Questions to Think About
Transplant Recipient Information
General Information
Benefits and Challenges
Living Donation
About Living Donation
Transplant Tourism
Deceased Donation
Transplant Workup for Recipients
Transplant Surgery
Medications
After Your Transplant
Organ and Tissue Donation Registry
Resources
There are 2 different types of kidney donors. Living donors and donors who have died (deceased donors). Learning about the 2 types of donors will help you decide the type of kidney donation that's right for you.
1585 kidney transplants were done in Alberta between 2012 and 2021.
Transplants by organ type, 2012 to 2021 Credit:Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR)
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