Management of the patient receiving simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation

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.