Anesthetic Principles for Organ Transplantation - Hardcover

Cook, D. Ryan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0781700116 ISBN 13: 9780781700115

Publisher: Raven Pr, 1994

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive reference on the anesthetic and perioperative management of patients undergoing all types of organ transplants. Edited by two anesthesiologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the book presents contributions from authors who have vast experience with transplantation both in adults and in children.The first section of the book reviews key principles of transplantation, such as characteristics of patients with multi-organ system failure and donor procurement, organ preservation, and immunosuppression. The second section focuses on anesthesia and perioperative management for recipients of heart, heart-lung, and lung assist devices and for patients undergoing heart, liver, kidney, bone marrow, corneal, skin, small bowel, and pancreatic transplantation. The final section discusses the ethical, religious, legal, and sociological aspects of transplantation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Raven Pr
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0781700116
• ISBN 13: 9780781700115
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Davis Peter J.