Organ transplantation is increasingly complex and at the same time increasingly effective. The lengthening waiting list for cadaver organs now exceeds the supply several-fold. Most practicing physicians encounter only a few transplant recipients during a year of practice. This volume was written as a quick, but comprehensive, reference for medical
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Organ Transplantation
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Editors
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- Chapter 1: Immunologic Concepts
- Chapter 2: Overview of Living and Deceased Organ Donors, Immunosuppression and Outcomes
- Chapter 3: Organ Allocation in the United States
- Chapter 4: Organ Procurement Organizations
- Chapter 5: Procurement and Short-Term Preservation of Cadaveric Organs
- Chapter 6: Kidney Transplantation
- Chapter 7: Pancreas Transplantation
- Chapter 8: Islet Transplantation
- Chapter 9: Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 10: Intestinal Transplantation
- Chapter 11: Heart Transplantation
- Chapter 12: Lung Transplantation
- Chapter 13: Pediatric Transplantation
- Chapter 14: Anesthesia for Organ Transplantation
- Chapter 15: Psychiatric Issues in Organ Transplantation
- Chapter 16: Infections in Transplant Recipients
- Chapter 17: Early Medical Problems Common to Many Recipients
- Chapter 18: Late Complications of Transplantation
- Chapter 19: Organ Transplantation Finance
- Chapter 20: Regulatory and Fiscal Relationships between Transplant Centers and Transplant Surgeons/Physicians
- Chapter 21: Pregnancy and Transplantation
- Appendix I
- Index
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