2nd Edition
Organ Transplantation
636 Pages
81 B/W Illustrations
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CRC Press
618 Pages
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CRC Press
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Organ transplantation is increasingly complex and at the same time increasingly effective. The lengthening waiting list for cadaver organs now exceeds the supply several-fold. Most practicing physicians encounter only a few transplant recipients during a year of practice. This volume was written as a quick, but comprehensive, reference for medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, and... Read more
1. Immunologie Concepts 2. Overview of Living and Deceased Organ Donors, Immunosuppression and Outcomes 3. Organ Allocation in the United States 4. Organ Procurement Organizations 5. Procurement and Short-Term Preservation of Cadaveric Organs 6. Kidney Transplantation 7. Pancreas Transplantation 8. Islet Transplantation 9. Liver Transplantation 10. Intestinal Transplantation 11. Heart Transplantation 12. Lung Transplantation 13. Paediatric Transplantation Part A: Heart Transplantation Part B Kidney Transplantation Part C Liver Transplantation Part D paediatric Lung Transplantation 14. Anesthesia for Organ Transplantation 15. Psychiatric Issues in Organ Transplantation 16. Infections in Transplant Recipients 17. Early Medical Problems Common to Many Recipients 18. Late Complications of Transplantation 19. Organ Transplantation Finance 20. Regulatory and Fiscal Relationships between Transplant Centers and Transplant Surgeons/Physicians 21. Pregnancy and Transplantation
Biography
Frank P. Stuart, Michael M. Abecassis, Dixon B. Kaufman, all Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.
