Organ transplants have been done in the US since the 1950's. Transplantation is constantly improving and is more successful today than ever before. This book demonstrates the importance of organ transplantation in society as well as it's importance in relation to other fields of medicine.

InhaltsangabeList of Contributors Section 1 History/Introduction Section 2 Transplantation Biology Immunology Experimental Transplantation Mechanisms of Immune Modulation Section 3 Organ Procurement Procurement & Allocation Techniques for Organ Procurement Preservation and Resuscitation Section 4 Pre-operative Management Patient Selection and Indications for Organ Transplantation The Histocompatibility Lab Waiting List Management Intensive Care in End Organ Failure Artificial Organs and Assist Devices Organ Acceptance and Risk Management Assessment Section 5 Transplant Procedure & Surgical Technique Section 6 Post-transplant Management Immunosuppressive Therapy Clinical Allograft Rejection Syndromes: Diagnosis & Management Clinical Recurrent Disease: Diagnosis and Management Histopathological Syndromes of Graft Rejection and Recurrent Disease Postoperative Monitoring Transplant Infectious Diseases Malignancy in Transplantation Pregnancy and Contraception in Transplantation The Transplant Pharmacopeia Section 7 Long-term Transplant Outcomes Section 8 Pediatric Transplant Special Pediatric Considerations Section 9 Transplant Administration Transplant Education Section 10 Clinical Trials & Data Management Section 11 Transplant Policy Transplant Ethics Economic and Societal Impact of Transplantation and Transplant Policy Index