| Details | | Publication Date: | 1994-06-01 | | Editor: | Amir Tejani, Richard N. Fine |
| Size | | Length: | 554 pages | | Height: | 10.5 in | | Width: | 7.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 55.2 oz |
Publisher's Note A detailed, contributed reference offering broad coverage of renal transplantation in children. Diagnosis, the patient's medical management, operative methods, surgical and medical complications, donor selection, immunosuppression, late effects on growth and development and psychosocial factors are among the topics discussed. Features a chapter on how to set up and manage a pediatric renal transplant program.
Industry Reviews A comprehensive, current review of all aspects of renal transplantation in a pediatric population. Among the topics in 37 chapters are immunobiology of organ transplantation; immunosuppressive strategies for the pediatric population; preemptive transplantation; impact of recipient age on renal allograft outcome; surgical technique; maintenance immunosuppression regimens; postoperative management of pediatric transplant patient; diagnosis of acute rejection; treatment of acute rejection; the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS) experience; and long-term outcome of kidney transplantation in children. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Hupp
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