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Is It Safe To Smoke Before Kidney Transplantation?

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Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2014
Question: Does it matter if a patient seeking kidney transplant smokes? Does it lessen the chances??
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (25 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It should be avoided

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you are curious to know about the smoking for a patient who is to undergo renal transplant.

As it is known fact that smoking is injurious to health and more injurious to the patient who has compromised renal function due to Chronic Renal Failure(CRF).

It has its own hazards as for as post operative pulmonary complications and recovery after going through a major surgery of renal transplant is concerned .

It is always advisable to refrain from smoking before planning for such a major surgery.

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,
I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.


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Follow up: Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (6 minutes later)
Will it be likely to lessen my chances of being selected?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (4 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It will depend upon your Pulmonary Functios Test.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing again.
Normally we carry out Pulmonary Function Tests before going ahead for such a major surgery.
Fitness depends upon the results of these tests .

Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil,.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (25 minutes later)
Is the pulmonary function test standard testing or only for smokers?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
It is aprotocol to do PFT before surgery.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up.
It is a routine to do Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT) of every patient before he is subjected for any major surgery and not restricted to smokers .
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.
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Is It Safe To Smoke Before Kidney Transplantation?

Brief Answer: It should be avoided Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you are curious to know about the smoking for a patient who is to undergo renal transplant. As it is known fact that smoking is injurious to health and more injurious to the patient who has compromised renal function due to Chronic Renal Failure(CRF). It has its own hazards as for as post operative pulmonary complications and recovery after going through a major surgery of renal transplant is concerned . It is always advisable to refrain from smoking before planning for such a major surgery. Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions , I shall be happy to help you Thanks and Regards. Dr.Patil.