This book is concise, readable, and well-illustrated. Chapters outline the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. Chapter topics include immunobiology and immunosuppression…
Handbook of kidney transplantation
This popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other professionals who manage kidney transplant patients. It is concise, readable, and well-illustrated. Chapters outline the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successfu…
"Kidney transplantation is a medical procedure performed on patients with end-stage kidney disease that can increase their life expectancy by several years. However, the procedure involves some risk and potential complications. Chapter One of this monograph summarizes the curren…
"Kidney transplantation is a medical procedure performed on patients with end-stage kidney disease that can increase their life expectancy by several years. However, the procedure involves some risk and potential complications. Chapter One of this monograph summarizes the curren…
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is widely used to minimise acute rejection following solid organ transplantation as it inhibits inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) and thereby reduces lymphocyte activation. The effects of MMF and azathioprine on renal allograft outcome were …
Ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) has been identified as a major contributor to both short and long term kidney transplant failure. Experimental evidence from the literature suggests that Erythropoietin (EPO) is tissue protective, reducing both inflammation and apoptosis follow…
Abdominal organ transplantation, specifically liver, kidney, and pancreatic transplantation, has experienced a tremendous growth over the last two decades. With this growth comes a need for a general, standardized introduction for those healthcare professionals involved with thi…