Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians and surgeons who manage kidney transplant patients and for nurses and other professionals on the transplant team. In concise, readable, well-illustrated chapters, the book outlines the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. This edition's chapters on immunobiology and immunosuppression have been completely rewritten to reflect recent advances. Chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant have also been thoroughly updated.

Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians and surgeons who manage kidney transplant patients and for nurses and other professionals on the transplant team. In concise, readable, well-illustrated chapters, the book outlines the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. This edition's chapters on immunobiology and immunosuppression have been completely rewritten to reflect recent advances. Chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant have also been thoroughly updated.

Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians and surgeons who manage kidney transplant patients and for nurses and other professionals on the transplant team. In concise, readable, well-illustrated chapters, the book outlines the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. This edition's chapters on immunobiology and immunosuppression have been completely rewritten to reflect recent advances. Chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant have also been thoroughly updated.

Danovitch (kidney transplant program director and medicine, U. of California at Los Angeles) and his contributors respond to the rapid growth in transplantation medicine at both the theoretical and practical levels in this fourth edition. In 19 articles they describe the options for patients with kidney failure, evaluation and treatment of transplant candidates, testing and allocation, medications and protocols, diagnostic imaging, pathology, psychiatric aspects, ethical and legal issues, nutrition, and psychosocial and financial aspects. They examine immunobiology, medical and surgical aspects (including living donor transplantation), the operation and its surgical complications, including kidney/pancreas transplantation and transplantation in children. They describe the first three months after transplantation and long-term management and complications, including infections and liver disease. Annotation ⓒ2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)