Author | : Gabriel M. Danovitch |
File Size | : 49,8 Mb |
Publisher | : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 28 March 2012 |
ISBN | : 9781451148305 |
Pages | : 496 pages |
Handbook of Kidney Transplantation by Gabriel M. Danovitch Book PDF Summary
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.