Emerging Technologies in Surgery (2007)

Long-Term Care of Kidney Transplant Patients

Pearl, Sharrona

<p>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. This manual is a readily-available, concise reference for the professional involved in the field of abdominal organ transplantation as well as the lay person. </p> <p>The <strong>Practical Manual of Abdominal Organ Transplantation</strong> covers the latest developments in organ procurement and transplantation as well as newer approaches to the organ shortage and the increasing use of liver donation. This practical manual serves as an invaluable tool for those in the medical profession, whether a student, resident or practitioner, working with abdominal organ transplantation and its effects on their patients. </p> <p>This manual includes concise and directed topics covering: </p> <p>- end-stage abdominal organ disease&#x3b; </p>

Hadzic, Nedim

In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jasleen Kukreja and Aida Venado bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Lung Transplantation. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as inpatient management of the acutely decompensating lung transplant candidate, lung allograft rejection, management of the potential lung donor, postoperative management of lung transplant recipients, and more.<ul> <li> <p>Contains a variety of relevant, practice-oriented topics including donation after circulatory death&#x3b; lung transplant for ARDS&#x3b; centralized organ recovery and reconditioning centers&#x3b; infectious complications in lung transplantation&#x3b; anesthetic management during lung transplantation&#x3b; and more. </p></li> <li> <p>Provides in-depth clinical reviews on lung transplantation, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. </p></li> <li> <p>Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. </p></li></ul>

This book reviews, updates, and synthesizes the recent accomplishments and on- ing research in the field of composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA). The volume focuses on the immunology, biotechnology, and bioengineering of CTA, as these areas have demonstrated the most growth within the field in the last five years. The text presents the entire scope of CTA in a comprehensive format. This effort details the state-of-art advances of CTA and includes the numerous accompli- ments of premier scientists and physicians from around the world engaged in the field. Significant advancements in the evolution of CTA are detailed from the h- toric legend of "Cosmas and Damian" through the most recent controversial topics of hand and face transplantation. Transplantation of Composite Tissue Allografts is an ideal and valuable resource for a diverse group of physicians, scientists, researchers, residents, and students. This book will both inform and excite all who are interested in helping patients benefit from transplantation of composite tissue allografts.