Patient health and well-being while waiting for renal transplantation: part I.

This is the first article in a series of three articles concerning renal transplantation. This first article will address the patient's health and well-being while waiting for renal transplantation and the role of the multidisciplinary team in the promoting of this. The subsequent articles will address pre- and post-renal transplant care and the long-term complications of renal transplantation.