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Record Nr.

UNINA9910133648303321

Titolo

Primer on transplantation / / edited by Donald Hricik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-283-40786-8

9786613407863

1-4443-9175-5

1-4443-9177-1

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Classificazione

MED078000

Altri autori (Persone)

HricikDonald E

Disciplina

617.9/5

Soggetti

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc

Surgery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Primer on Transplantation; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1: Immunology of transplantation; 2: Pharmacology of transplantation; 3: Medical management of the deceased donor in solid organ transplantation; 4: Infectious diseases in transplantation; 5: Management of the successful solid organ transplant recipient; 6: Pediatric transplantation; 7: Kidney and pancreas transplantation; 8: Heart transplantation; 9: Lung transplantation; 10: Liver transplantation; Multiple choice questions; Answers to multiple choice questions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Produced in association with the American Society of Transplantation, this new edition is full of practical advice for the next generation of transplant professionals. In addition to 5 organ-specific chapters: kidney, pancreas, heart, lung and liver, the book includes essential information on:immunobiologypharmacologydonor managementinfectious complicationspediatric transplantationgeneral principles of patient management Fully updated and redesigned to make it even more user-friendly, the book now contains clinical vignettes, key point boxes,