Organ transplantation: a clinical guide
by Klein, Andrew Lewis, Clive J. Madsen, Joren C.
"Organ Transplantation: A Clinical Guide covers all aspects of transplantation in both adult and pediatric patients. Cardiac, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and small bowel transplantation are discussed in detail, as well as emerging areas such as face and pancreatic islet cell transplantation. For each organ, chapters cover basic science of transplantation, recipient selection, the transplant procedure, anesthetic and post-operative care, and long-term follow-up and management of complications.…
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- Full title :Organ transplantation : a clinical guide / edited by Andrew Klein, Clive J. Lewis, Joren C. Madsen.
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"Organ Transplantation: A Clinical Guide covers all aspects of transplantation in both adult and pediatric patients. Cardiac, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and small bowel transplantation are discussed in detail, as well as emerging areas such as face and pancreatic islet cell transplantation. For each organ, chapters cover basic science of transplantation, recipient selection, the transplant procedure, anesthetic and post-operative care, and long-term follow-up and management of complications. Important issues in donor selection and management are also discussed, including recruitment and allocation of potential donor organs and expanding the donor pool. Summary tables and illustrations enhance the text, and long-term outcome data are provided where available. Written by expert transplant surgeons, anesthetists and physicians, Organ Transplantation: A Clinical Guide is an invaluable multidisciplinary resource for any clinician involved in transplantation, providing in-depth knowledge of specialist areas of transplantation and covering the full range of management strategies"--Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:xix, 366 pages : : illustrations, map ; : 26 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780521197533, 0521197538
- oclc:ocn698580619
- LC Classification:RD120.7
- Dewey Decimal:617.9/5
Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Historical perspectives John Dunning and Roy Calne; 2. Immunological principles of acute rejection Fadi G. Issa, Ryoichi Goto and Kathryn J. Wood; 3. Immunosupression: past, present and future Robert Gaston and Vineeta Kumar; 4. Major complications: 4A. Cancer Bimalangshu R. Dey and Thomas Spitzer; 4B. Pathology of chronic rejection Yael B. Kushner and Robert B. Colvin; 4C. Infection Camille Nelson Kotton; 5. Organ donor management and procurement David Zaas; Part II. Heart: 6. Recipient selection Jayan Parameshwar and R.V. Venkateswaran; 7. Donor heart selection Jonathan G. Zaroff and Kiran K. Kusch; 8. Ventricular assist devices Steven S.L. Tsui and David G. Healy; 9. Surgical procedure D.P. Jenkins and R.V. Venkateswaran; 10. Management during surgery Kate Drummond and Andrew Klein; 11. Postoperative care and early complications Mandeep R. Mehra; 12. Long-term management and outcomes Clive J. Lewis and Harikrishnan Parthasarathy; 13. Pediatric heart transplantation Michael Burch and Jacob Simmonds; Part III. Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation: 14. Recipient selection Jasmir Parmar; 15. Live donor lobar lung don…
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