title: Management of the patient receiving simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation.
abstract: For patients with severe diabetes complicated by renal failure, simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation offers some hope. The National Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation Study reports that transplant patients have a higher quality of life, higher employment, and higher perceived health beliefs than patients on dialysis. With this thought in mind, simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation can be seen as an appropriate and attractive alternative. That is, simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation is a viable option for the patient with type I diabetes mellitus and ESRD.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Trusler
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011182:Postoperative Care