Practical Manual of Abdominal Organ Transplantation
Abdominal organ transplantation, specifically liver, kidney and pancreatic transplantation, has experienced a tremendous growth over the last two decades. With this growth comes a need for a general, standardized introduction for those healthcare professionals involved with this branch of medicine....
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| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
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2002.
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Table of Contents:
- Pretransplant Evaluation and Management
- Indications for Liver Transplantation
- Evaluation of Candidates for Liver Transplantation
- Management of the Patient Awaiting Liver Transplantation
- Pretransplant Evaluation: Kidney and Pancreas
- Psychiatric and Social Workup of the Abdominal Organ Recipient
- The Role of the Transplant Coordinator
- Organ Procurement and Preservation
- Organ Donation and the Allocation System
- Surgical Techniques for Liver Procurement
- Surgical Techniques for Kidney and Pancreas Procurement
- Recipient Operative Techniques and Strategies
- The Liver Transplant Procedure
- The Kidney Transplant Procedure
- The Pancreas Transplant Procedure
- Anesthesia in Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Immediate Postoperative Care and Complications
- Postoperative Care in Liver Transplantation
- Postoperative Care in Kidney Transplantation
- Postoperative Care in Pancreas Transplantation
- Immunosuppression, Rejection Prophylaxis, and Other Pharmacotherapy of the Transplant Recipient
- Last Postoperative Complications and Outcomes
- General Late Complications in Transplantation
- Organ-specific Late Complications in Transplantation
- Results of Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Diagnostic Tools in Abdominal Transplantation
- Pathology of Transplantation
- Radiology in Transplantation
- Endoscopy in Liver Transplantation.