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Handbook of kidney transplantation / edited by Gabriel M. Danovitch.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kidneys--Transplantation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Kidneys.
- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (496 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. Chapter topics include immunobiology and immunosuppression, as well as chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant surgery. This thoroughly updated Fifth Edition includes new information on options for patients with end-stage renal disease, immunosuppressive medications and protocols for kidney transplantation, and the first two months following transplant.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Handbook of Kidney Transplantation
- PREFACE
- CONTRIBUTORS
- Options for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
- Transplantation Immunobiology
- Histocompatibility Testing, Crossmatching, and Immune Monitoring
- The Science of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
- Immunosuppressive Medications and Protocols for Kidney Transplantation
- Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
- Evaluation of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates
- The Transplant Operation and Its Surgical Complications
- The ''First Quarter:'' The First Three Months After Transplantation
- Long-Term Post-transplantation Management and Complications
- Infections in Kidney Transplantation
- Kidney Transplantation and Liver Disease
- Diagnostic Imaging in Kidney Transplantation
- Pathology of Kidney Transplantation
- Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation in the Diabetic Patient
- Kidney Transplantation in Children
- Psychiatric Aspects of Kidney Transplantation
- Ethical and Policy Issues in Organ Transplantation
- Nutrition in the Kidney Transplant Recipient
- Psychosocial and Financial Aspects of Transplantation
- The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4698-6601-3
- 1-4511-6700-8
- OCLC:
- 923525995
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