Kidney Transplantation
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-11329-1 (ISBN)
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Offers state-of-the-art coverage of all areas of kidney transplantation such as preservation of kidneys; mechanisms of rejection and the induction of tolerance; techniques of laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy; and immunosuppression.
Contains up-to-date outcomes data and analysis of the evidence supporting current practice in the field.
Includes new chapters on xenotransplantation and COVID-19 in renal transplantation.
Adds new information on normothermic regional perfusion to the discussion of DCD organ donation and ethics of transplantation, and new information on iBox (the first universal algorithm for predicting the risk of kidney transplant loss) to the biomarkers section.
Provides relevant, up-to-date information on kidney transplant for all members of the transplant team, with practical information on applied science, clinical information, and surgical procedures.
Features intraoperative videos and hundreds of superb illustrations to help readers visualize key concepts and nuances of renal transplantation.
Covers each major immunosuppressive drug in individual chapters, and provides a reference list of all randomized trials for convenient access to critical information.
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
New chapter on xenotransplantation. This area is under active clinical investigation now and it seems likely to move forward in the next few years.
New chapter on future developments, including cell therapies (this could possibly be merged with the xenotranplantation chapter).
New chapter on defining metrics of success following transplantation.
New chapter on COVID in renal transplantation.
Added discussion of normothermic regional perfusion to the discussion of DCD organ donation and ethics of transplantation (this is a new and evolving approach to organ donation).
Expanded biomarkers section to include information on iBox (The first universal algorithm for predicting the risk of kidney transplant loss).
Modified History chapter
Additional intraoperative video clips (about 10-15 new)
New authorship for select chapters
Stuart Knechtle, M.D. is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Surgery and Executive Director of the Duke Transplant Center. He trained in surgery at Duke and in transplant surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he was appointed as the first Ray D. Owen Professor of Transplantation. He moved to Emory University in 2008 as the Carlos and Marguerite Mason Professor of Liver Transplantation. In 2015 he returned to Duke to establish the Duke Transplant Center and serve as its Executive Director. He holds the William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair in Surgery at Duke. His clinical practice includes kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation. He directs translational research in transplant immunology and currently serves as Principal Investigator of two NIH-funded clinical trials addressing the challenges of antibody-mediated injury of kidney transplants. He has published over 400 peer reviewed papers, over 60 book chapters, edited four textbooks, and serves on several editorial boards including Annals of Surgery. Lorna Marson is Professor of Transplant Surgery at the University of Edinburgh, and Honorary Consultant Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Lorna held a Clinician Scientist Award from the Academy of Medical Sciences/ Health Foundation from 2003-2008, and continues to work in clinically relevant research in renal transplantation, with translation of a novel agent from bench to bedside. Lorna is Past President of the British Transplantation Society, elected Board member of the European Kidney Transplant Association, and Co-Director of the UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network. She is Associate Medical Director for Research and Development, Organ and Tissues Donation and Transplantation, NHS Blood and Transplant.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.1.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 276 mm |
| Gewicht | 450 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-443-11329-7 / 0443113297 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-443-11329-1 / 9780443113291 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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