Full Description
This book provides clinicians with the most recent developments in anaesthesia for transplant surgery. Beginning with the history and ethics of the procedure, the following chapters discuss anaesthetic techniques for transplant surgery of different organs in the body.
The importance of history taking, thorough clinical examination, invention of the artificial respirator and controversies surrounding brain death, are discussed in depth.
This useful manual includes more than 110 clinical photographs and illustrations to enhance learning.
Key points
Provides clinicians with recent developments in anaesthesia for transplant surgery
Covers techniques for transplant surgery of different organs in body
Emphasis on importance of history taking and thorough clinical examination
Includes more than 110 clinical photographs and illustrations
Contents
Chapter 1 History of Transplantation
Chapter 2 Ethics in Human Organ Transplantation
Chapter 3 Brain Death
Chapter 4 Deceased Organ Donations
Chapter 5 Immunology and Immunosuppressants in Transplantation
Chapter 6 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Transplant Surgery
Chapter 7 Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 9 Anesthetic Management of a Transplanted (Renal and Cardiac) Patient for
Non-transplant Surgery
Chapter 10 Anesthetic Considerations for Non-transplant Surgery in the Post-liver Transplant Patients
Chapter 11 Pregnancy in a Transplanted Patient
Chapter 12 Anesthesia for Bone Marrow (Stem Cell) Transplantation
Chapter 13 Corneal Transplantation
Chapter 14 Perioperative Management of Heart Transplantation
Chapter 15 Heart Transplant: Overview
Chapter 16 Lung Transplantation
Chapter 17 Xenotransplantation
Chapter 18 Anesthesia for Intestinal Transplantation
Chapter 19 Anesthesia for Pancreas Transplantation
