Handbook of kidney transplantation / / edited by Gabriel M. Danovitch

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2010]; ©2010
• Edizione: Fifth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (496 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
• Disciplina: 617.4/610592
• Soggetto topico: Kidneys - Transplantation; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DanovitchGabriel M
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Handbook of Kidney Transplantation -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- Options for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease -- Transplantation Immunobiology -- Histocompatibility Testing, Crossmatching, and Immune Monitoring -- The Science of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation -- Immunosuppressive Medications and Protocols for Kidney Transplantation -- Living Donor Kidney Transplantation -- Evaluation of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates -- The Transplant Operation and Its Surgical Complications -- The ''First Quarter:'' The First Three Months After Transplantation -- Long-Term Post-transplantation Management and Complications -- Infections in Kidney Transplantation -- Kidney Transplantation and Liver Disease -- Diagnostic Imaging in Kidney Transplantation -- Pathology of Kidney Transplantation -- Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation in the Diabetic Patient -- Kidney Transplantation in Children -- Psychiatric Aspects of Kidney Transplantation -- Ethical and Policy Issues in Organ Transplantation -- Nutrition in the Kidney Transplant Recipient -- Psychosocial and Financial Aspects of Transplantation -- The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of kidney transplantation
• ISBN: 1-4698-6601-3; 1-4511-6700-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456607903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II