Fig. 1
From: What has changed in kidney transplantation in small islands in Japan? Experience in our center
Renal transplant surgery and post-operative acute phase are taken care of at the transplant specialized facility outside of the island. After the patient returns to the island and followed by a follow-up of one or two times a month by a transplant physician. The transplant physician takes a regular blood sampling and kidney biopsy beforehand, whenever an abnormal episode observed, it will be informed immediately to our hospital. The treatment is consulted and decided by local doctors and test results are sent to our hospital, all are conducted by phone or e-mail at an emergency