Handbook of Kidney Transplantation

by Danovitch, Gabriel M.

• ISBN13: 9780781793742
• ISBN10: 0781793742
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-05
• Publisher: LWW

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Options for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease	p. 1
Transplantation Immunobiology	p. 19
Histocompatibility Testing, Crossmatching, and Immune Monitoring	p. 36
The Science of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation	p. 61
Immunosuppressive Medications and Protocols for Kidney Transplantation	p. 77
Living Donor Kidney Transplantation	p. 127
Evaluation of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates	p. 157
The Transplant Operation and Its Surgical Complications	p. 181
The "First Quarter:" The First Three Months After Transplant	p. 198
Long-Term Post-transplant Management and Complications	p. 217
Infections in Kidney Transplantation	p. 251
Kidney Transplantation and Liver Disease	p. 280
Diagnostic Imaging in Kidney Transplantation	p. 291
Pathology of Kidney Transplantation	p. 311
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation in the Diabetic Patient	p. 330
Kidney Transplantation in Children	p. 355
Psychiatric Aspects of Kidney Transplantation	p. 389
Ethical and Policy Issues in Organ Transplantation	p. 409
Nutrition in the Kidney Transplant Recipient	p. 416
Psychosocial and Financial Aspects of Transplantation	p. 432
Appendix: The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism	p. 441
Index	p. 446
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