Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405124075 ISBN 13: 9781405124072

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation is a comprehensive and succinct text on all aspects of pediatric solid organ transplantation. It provides a ready source of reference, to both the basic science and organ specific surgical technique and after care. This second edition has been extensively updated in light of recent developments in this rapidly advancing area.

The only textbook devoted to the field of pediatric transplantation

• A definitive reference for all those interested in improving the care and quality of life of children undergoing solid organ transplantation
• Section on immunosuppression has been expanded by four chapters to include sections on;
  - mechanisms of action
  - therapies for the sensitized patient
  - post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders
  - organ toxicities of immunosuppressive therapy
• A new section has been added on the many topics related to quality of life that effect survivors of pediatric transplantation
• International editorial and contributor team represents a wide geographical range and contains both recognized leaders and emerging experts

Whether you are an established sub-specialist in pediatric transplantation, a transplant surgeon, or a pediatric specialist in a related area, this book will answer all your questions about care of the pediatric patient before, during, and after transplantation.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Richard Fine, Professor and Chairman, Department of Paediatrics, State University of New York, USA

Dr Steve Webber, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, USA

Dr William Harman, Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

From the Back Cover

Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation is a comprehensive and succinct text on all aspects of pediatric solid organ transplantation. It provides a ready source of reference, to both the basic science and organ specific surgical technique and after care. This second edition has been extensively updated in light of recent developments in this rapidly advancing area.

The only textbook devoted to the field of pediatric transplantation

• A definitive reference for all those interested in improving the care and quality of life of children undergoing solid organ transplantation
• Section on immunosuppression has been expanded by four chapters to include sections on;
  - mechanisms of action
  - therapies for the sensitized patient
  - post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders
  - organ toxicities of immunosuppressive therapy
• A new section has been added on the many topics related to quality of life that effect survivors of pediatric transplantation
• International editorial and contributor team represents a wide geographical range and contains both recognized leaders and emerging experts

Whether you are an established sub-specialist in pediatric transplantation, a transplant surgeon, or a pediatric specialist in a related area, this book will answer all your questions about care of the pediatric patient before, during, and after transplantation.

From the Inside Flap

Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation is a comprehensive and succinct text on all aspects of pediatric solid organ transplantation. It provides a ready source of reference, to both the basic science and organ specific surgical technique and after care. This second edition has been extensively updated in light of recent developments in this rapidly advancing area.

The only textbook devoted to the field of pediatric transplantation

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• A definitive reference for all those interested in improving the care and quality of life of children undergoing solid organ transplantation
  
• Section on immunosuppression has been expanded by four chapters to include sections on;
  - mechanisms of action
  - therapies for the sensitized patient
  - post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders
  - organ toxicities of immunosuppressive therapy
  
• A new section has been added on the many topics related to quality of life that effect survivors of pediatric transplantation
  
• International editorial and contributor team represents a wide geographical range and contains both recognized leaders and emerging experts

Whether you are an established sub-specialist in pediatric transplantation, a transplant surgeon, or a pediatric specialist in a related area, this book will answer all your questions about care of the pediatric patient before, during, and after transplantation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405124075
• ISBN 13: 9781405124072
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: Fine Richard N., Webber Steven A., Harmon William E., Kelly Deirdre A., Olthoff Kim M.