Handbook of Kidney Transplantation (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook)
Handbook of Kidney Transplantation (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook)
Book Details
Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth Edition edition (October 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781793742
ISBN-13: 978-0781793742.
Book Description
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.
