Blood and marrow transplantation long-term management : prevention and complications / edited by Bipin N. Savani.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Savani, Bipin N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hematopoietic stem cells--Transplantation.

Hematopoietic stem cells.

Bone marrow--Transplantation.

Bone marrow.

Hematopoietic stem cells--Transplantation--Complications.

Bone marrow--Transplantation--Complications.

Long-term care of the sick.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, [2013]

Summary:

Currently more than 100,000 patients undergo blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) annually worldwide, a number which is steadily increasing. Long-term survival after BMT has improved significantly since its inception over 40 years ago, due to improved supportive care and early recognition of long-term complications. With broadening indications, more options for BMT, and improvement in survival, by 2020 there may be up to a million long-term survivors after BMT globally. Higher than average rates of second malignancies and cardiopulmonary, infectious, endocrine, and renal diseases, and bon

Contents:

section 1. Late effects concepts

section 2. Management

section 3. Supportive care for long-term survivors after HSCT.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-47334-5

1-118-47330-2

1-118-47337-X

OCLC:

857969529