Lung transplantation : therapies, complications, and outcomes / editors, Richard D. Ferguson and Craig A. Holmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferguson, Richard D., 1953-

Holmer, Craig A.

Series:

Organ Transplantation Research Horizons

Organ transplantation research horizons

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lungs--Transplantation.

Lungs.

Lungs--Diseases--Treatment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lung transplantation (LT) is the only definitive treatment for many forms of end-stage pulmonary diseases. However, its success is limited by several factors including organ infection/disease, acute rejection and chronic allograft dysfunction. Progresses made in patient selection, surgical techniques as well as in therapeutic management (immunosuppressive regimes) have led to a growing increase in the one-year survival rates up to 75%, however, the 5-year survival rate following LT remains only approximately 50%. This book presents research in the study of lung transplantation, including primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation; the impact of viral pathogens in lung transplant patients; neurologic complications of lung transplantation; intensive care management of the lung transplantation patient and the surgical issues facing lung transplant surgeons.

Contents:

Primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation / S.F. Marasco ... [et al.]

Intensive care management of the lung transplant recipient / Paolo Feltracco ... [et al.]

Impact of viral pathogens in lung transplant recipients / Cristina Costa ... [et al.]

Identification of allo- and auto-antibodies after lung transplantation / A.W.M. Paantjens ... [et al.]

Surgical aspects of lung transplantation / Silvana Marasco ... [et al.]

Neurologic complications of lung transplantation / Sasha Zivkovic

Leucocyte intracellular cytokines in lung transplantation patients : a more physiological indicator of immunosuppression than plasma drug levels / Gred Hodge ... [et al.]

Measurement of intracellular cytokines to improve therapeutic monitoring of immunosuppressive drugs following lung transplantation / Greg Hodge ... [et al.].

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61209-483-X

OCLC:

761314762