Informa Healthcare, 2007. — 434 p. — ISBN: 9780415417150
With color illustrations throughout, this book analyzes the implications that transplantation and immunosuppression can hold for patients. Discussing the many complications that may occur after kidney transplantation, this source is a must for anyone caring for patients recovering from this type of procedure.
Selection and preparation of the donor
Selection and preparation of the recipient
Delayed graft function
Acute rejection
Chronic allograft nephropathy
Immunosuppressive drug-related complications
Recurrent primary disease
De novo renal disease
Infections
Cardiovascular complications
Malignancy
Alimentary tract complications
Pancreatic and hepatobiliary complications
Skin complications
Musculoskeletal complications
Neurologic and ocular complications
Hematologic complications
Thrombotic complications