Auteur : Danovitch, Gabriel M.

Édition : 5th edition

Maison d'édition : Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Date de publication : 2010

Collation : xvi, [8] p. de pl., 471 p. : ill.

ISBN : 9780781793742

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Options for patients with end-stage renal disease -- 2. Transplantation immunobiology -- 3. Histocompatibility testing, crossmatching and immune monitoring -- 4. The science of deceased donor kidney transplantation -- 5. Immunosuppressive medications and protocols for kidney transplantation -- 6. Living donor kidney transplantation -- 7. Evaluation of adult kidney transplant candidates -- 8. The transplant operation and its surgical complications -- 9. The "First Quarter" : the first three months after transplant -- 10. Long-term post-transplant management and complications -- 11. Infections in kidney transplantation -- 12. Kidney transplantation and liver disease -- 13. Diagnostic imaging in kidney transplantation -- 14. Pathology of kidney transplantation -- 15. Kidney and pancreas transplantation in the diabetic patient -- 16. Kidney transplantation in children -- 17. Psychiatric aspects of kidney transplantation -- 18. Ethical and policy issues in organ transplantation -- 19. Nutrition in the kidney transplant recipient -- 20. Psychosocial and financial aspects of transplantation

Résumé : 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.

Mots-clés : Reins - Greffe - Guides, manuels, etc. / Greffe (Chirurgie) - Guides, manuels, etc.

Cote : WJ 368 H236 2010