Handbook of Kidney Transplantation

Concise, readable, practical and well-illustrated, the sixth edition of the Handbook of Kidney Transplantation has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the most current knowledge and practice in the field.

Ideal for physicians, surgeons, fellows, and nurses who manage kidney transplant patients, it covers everything from treatment options for end-stage renal disease to transplantation, post-operative management and transplant immunology, focusing on every key aspect of the clinical practice of kidney transplantation.

Includes new chapters on the Allocation of Deceased Donor Organs and Kidney Transplantation in the Developing World, as well as expanded chapters on living donation and immunosuppressive drugs and protocols.

Outlines the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care.

Covers immunobiology and immunosuppression, as well as surgery, histocompatibility, and short and long-term follow-up.

Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced digital version for iOS, Android, PC & Mac.

 

·  1 Options for Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease

·  2 Transplantation Immunobiology

·  3 Histocompatibility Testing, Crossmatching, Immune Monitoring

·  4 The Science of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation

·  5 Allocation of Deceased Donor Kidneys

·  6 Immunosuppressive Medications and Protocols for Kidney Transplantation

·  7 Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

·  8 Evaluation of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates

·  9 The Transplant Operation and Its Surgical Complications

·  10 Post-transplant: The First 3 Months

·  11 Post-transplant: Long-term Management and Complications

·  12 Infections in Kidney Transplantation

·  13 Kidney Transplantation and Liver Disease

·  14 Diagnostic Imaging in Kidney Transplantation, and Biopsy Technique

·  15 Histopathology of Kidney Transplantation

·  16 Options for the Diabetic Kidney Transplant Candidate

·  17 Kidney Transplantation in Children

·  18 Psychiatric Aspects of Kidney Transplantation

·  19 Organ Transplant Law and Ethics

·  20 Nutrition in Kidney Transplant Candidates

·  21 Psychosocial and Financial Aspects of Kidney Transplantation

·  22 Kidney Transplantation in the Developing World

·  23 The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism