Kidney Transplantation - Principles and Practice

Offering practical guidance for all members of the transplant team, Kidney Transplantation, Principles and Practice, 8th Edition, provides the balanced, up-to-date information you need to achieve optimal outcomes for your patients. A global team of internationally renowned surgeons and nephrologists, many new to this edition, offers fresh perspectives on everything from applied science and surgical techniques to immunosuppressive methods, outcomes, risks, and medical considerations related to kidney transplantation, in both adults and children. INDICE: Kidney Transplantation - Principles and Practice, 8e 1. Kidney Transplant: A History 2. The Immunology of Transplantation 3. Chronic Kidney Failure: Renal Replacement Therapy 4. The Recipient of A Renal Transplant 5. Access for Renal Replacement Therapy 6. Brain Death and Cardiac Death: Donor Criteria and Care of Deceased Donor 7. Medical Evaluation of the Living Donor 8. Donor Nephrectomy 9. Kidney Preservation 10. Histocompatability in Kidney Transplantation 11. Surgical Techniques of Kidney Transplantation 12. Transplantation and the Abnormal Bladder 13. Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation 14. Early Course of the Patient with a Kidney Transplant 15. Azathioprine and Mycophenolates 16. Steroids 17. Calcineurin Inhibitors 18. mTor Inhibitors: Sirolimus & Everolimus 19. Antilymphocyte Globulin, Monoclonal Antibodies, and Fusion Proteins 20. Other Forms of Immunosuppression 21. Approaches to the Induction of Tolerance 22. Transplantation in the Sensitized Recipient & Across ABO Blood Groups 23. Paired Exchange Programs for Living Donors 24. Kidney allocation 25. Pathology of Kidney Transplantation 26. Biomarkers in Kidney Injury and Rejection 27. Chronic Allograft Failure 28. Vascular and Lymphatic Complications after Kidney Transplantation 29. Urological Complications after Kidney Transplantation 30. Cardiovascular Disease in Renal Transplantation 31. Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients 32. Liver Disease among Renal Transplant Recipients 33. Neurological Complications after Kidney Transplantation 34. Cutaneous Disease in Kidney Transplantation Patients 35. Cancer in Dialysis and Transplant Patients 36. Pancreas & Kidney Transplantation for Diabetic Nephropathy 37. Kidney Transplantation in Children 38. Kidney Transplantation in Developing Countries 39. Results of Renal Transplantation 40. Psychological Aspects of Kidney Transplantation and Living Kidney Donation 41. Ethical and Legal Aspects of Kidney Donation 42. Evidence in Transplantation

• ISBN: 978-0-323-53186-3
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 752
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés